without doubt; certain; sure
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
fame; distinction; rise; advancement
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
state of society; social conditions; order of the world
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
gabion; cage filled with stones
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
colour; color; hue; tints
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
off-shoot; noble (family) sibling
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
neighboring villages; neighbouring villages; suburban districts
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
clothing decorated with one's family crest
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
restraining (someone); restraint
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response