enterprising; go-ahead; progressive
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
cannot help (doing); have no choice but to; am compelled to; am obliged to; it is incumbent upon (me) to
large number (of); many; majority
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
great deed; great enterprise; great work; massive undertaking
jingisukan; grilled mutton and vegetable dish; slotted dome cast iron grill (used for jingisukan)
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
chivalrous spirit; chivalry
branch family; cadet family; leaving one's employer to set up a new shop with the same name; (arch.) separate house
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
widow; divorced woman not remarried; unmarried woman
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
Sarcandra glabra (species of flowering shrub in the family Chloranthaceae); 1000 ryō (an old Japanese coin)
100,000; hundred thousand
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)
very wealthy person; millionaire
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
false reputation; empty title; empty name
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
name; given name; first name
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
vice-minister; undersecretary
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials