the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
to grieve; to lament; to deplore; to admire; to sigh in admiration
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
lowdown; inside curtain; inside information; hidden circumstances; inside facts; inner workings
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
suffix for train car numbers
gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
wealthy person; millionaire
monetary offering (to a temple or shrine); form of Edo period business tax
to hire; to lease; to requisition; to charter
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
managing to find a way (to raise money, make ends meet, etc.); contriving
social life; social intercourse
retainer; retinue; servant
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
such; like that; that sort of; very
society; the world; the times
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
Confucianism; Confucianist; Chinese scholar
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
influence (on someone); inspiration
very; much; greatly; a lot of
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province