it is not (like that) either
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
business world; business circles; (the) industry
thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
participation; joining; entry; adherence
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
restaurant with only set meals
common people; ordinary people; masses
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
tea-ceremony room; tea-ceremony hut; restaurant; coffee shop; cafe
people; citizens; subjects; folk
document; official papers
and yet; though; when; in spite of
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to worry about the future
the very start; the very beginning
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health