custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
one or two; a few; small number
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
returning from abroad; coming back to one's country (Japan)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
such; like that; that sort of; very
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
lazy; idle; indolence; laziness; sloth
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister
talk; story; conversation
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
living off (a person); sponging off; parasitism
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
the husband of one's elder sister
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
outcasts common around the Kyoto region from the Kamakura period to the Edo period
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
habutai; habutae; fine Japanese silk
protective cover on a clog
geta for wear in dry weather
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
slim; slender; slight; delicate
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
these days; now; recently