social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
large landowner; major landowner; great landowner
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
(present) head of a family
every second month; every other month
outermost enclosure of a castle or fortress (including the town around it)
8000; eight thousand; many
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
artificial hill (in a garden)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
tea-ceremony arbor; tea-ceremony arbour
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
to be erected; to be built
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
weave; weaving; woven item
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to transfer (to a different place, group, etc.); to change; to move to the next stage (of a plan, etc.); to divert (one's attention) to; to focus on (something different); to spend (time); to let (time) pass
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
in the meanwhile; during the time
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done