to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
daimyo of a feudal domain owned by a Tokugawa family branch
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
wave (on water); wave (electromagnetic, sound, etc.); wave (in hair); wave (audience); Mexican wave
to do; to perform; to carry out; (arch.) to serve; (arch.) to wait upon; (arch.) to attend
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
novel; original; new; innovative
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact
88 years old; (arch.) rice
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; gibe
the place for; the time for; the level of
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; leaving a passing ball for a teammate (in soccer); letting the ball go past
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
safekeeping; temporary custody; claim check; deposit receipt; matter left undecided; unresolved issue
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
being in the service of; serving at; holding office
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
about; on; regarding; per; for every
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
staying the night; lodging (at)
cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together
sleeping together; sleeping with; sharing a bed
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation