presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
to set adrift; to let loose; to cut loose
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
brightly lit; brightly lighted; lit up; lighted up
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
sense of values; values; value system
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
diversion (from e.g. one's worries); distraction
to get angry; to lose one's temper
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
each house; every house; many houses
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
northwestern part; the northwest
lot area; site area; plottage; lot size
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
leaving everything up to someone else
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
craving for the limelight
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
cold reception; inhospitality
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker