to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
good-for-nothing son; profligate son
bulletproof; protection (or charm) against bullets
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
actor; actress; player; performer
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
one's sister-in-law; stepsister (elder)
to engage in a bloody feud; to have a family quarrel; to quarrel with one's own flesh and blood; (lit.) to wash blood for blood
story of one's experiences
devoted; self-sacrificing
vividly; clearly; distinctly; acutely
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
to have medicine be effective
how long; how far; how much
to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice
now that; since; as long as; provided that
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)
good bargain; (a) find; godsend; (a) steal
consequence; result; conclusion; apodosis
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
general manager; general superintendent; general director (of a film, etc.)
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
military adviser; military advisor
this and that; various things
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
warships and other vessels; naval vessels
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
less than ...; smaller ...
standard; average; typical; normal
attendance; accompanying; following; adjoint
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln; young girl; childlike young woman