sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
to grow; to develop; to grow up
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
living room (Western style); sitting room
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
back off!; leave me alone!
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
enumeration; citation; listing
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
perception; sensing; noticing
subconsciousness; subconscious (awareness)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
to take someone's life; to kill someone
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
transactions; dealings; business
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
absorption; suction; attraction
to shake one's head (in denial)
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
that is to say; so that means
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
nod; inclination of the head
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
transparency; degree of clearness
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful