head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to do drugs; to take (illicit) drugs
(depending on) how; (depending on) what; nature (of); what is ...?; how is ...?; what will be ...?
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
losing everything; suffering a total loss; coming to nothing; (lit.) having lost the interest and the principal
returning alive; surviving; reaching the home plate
slow to act; slow in starting work
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
blunder; slip; error; error
way; method; means; effect; result; worth
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
Wu (region in China, south of the lower Yangtze); Wu (kingdom in China during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms era; 902-937 CE); Southern Wu; Wu (kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms era; 222-280 CE); Eastern Wu; Wu (kingdom in China during the Spring and Autumn era; 11th century-473 BCE)
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
one's house; one's home; one's family
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
employer's house; master's house
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit