family; relatives; dependents; household
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to help each other; to cooperate
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
club activities; extracurricular activities
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
grandfather; male senior-citizen
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
company president; manager; director
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to be handed down from generation to generation
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
meaning; significance; sense
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
such; like that; that sort of
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely