small fraction; small proportion
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
sign; indication; omen; symptom
very likely; very probable
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
generation; lifetime; age
(social) position; status
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
property; fortune; assets
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
trifling matter; urination; urine
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
detective agency; enquiry agency
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
whispering into a person's ear
how many years; how long; what year