family; members of a family
rival; opponent; revenge; (arch.) spouse
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something
to govern; to manage; to subdue
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
(Japanese) empress; queen
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
foreigner; stranger; outsider; alien
personal grudge; personal enmity
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
wet nurse; nursing mother
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
close; intimate; on good terms
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband