really; truly; indeed; good grief
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
academic world; academia; academic circles; scientific world; learned circles
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
personal considerations; private circumstances; sincerity; genuineness; actual state of affairs; unvarnished circumstances
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
one's own strength and skill alone (without money, connections, etc); nothing to rely on but oneself; (being) self-made
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
when it becomes; when it comes to
establishing oneself in life; success in life
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
bookbinding; binding (a book)
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
writing down; taking notes; notes; writings; written examination; written test
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
Carlisle (UK); Carlyle; Carlile
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; ritual exchange of cups (to seal a bond or pledge)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
artifact; relic (of a past civilization); relic (of a former age); vestige of a bygone era; anachronism; outdated thing