abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
father; dad; husband; you; he
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
relatively; comparatively
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
Manchu-Han Imperial Feast; three-day feast of Chinese delicacies held during the Qing dynasty
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to make merry; to be festive
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
duty; obligation; responsibility
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
drink; drinking; spigot; tap (in a cask, etc.); stock market bucketing; bookmaking