after that; afterwards; thereafter
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
eldest child; oldest child; child who carries on the family name; (arch.) pre-ritsuryo official established in key provinces, responsible for administration of his home and surrounding provinces; (arch.) head of a warrior clan (Kamakura period)
samurai; warrior; military family
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
cloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile; silk fabrics
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
however; having said that; but
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
generation; lifetime; age
child prodigy; wonder child
it is not (like that) either
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
at that time; in those days
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately