conflict; complication; troubles; discord
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
very interesting; of great interest
trade; business; occupation; profession; job
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
quarrel; dispute; argument
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum
to care for someone; to look after someone
in this way; thus; such; uh...
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
one day; (on) a certain day
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
letter; missive; note; mail
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
that; the matter in question
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
many people; a large number of people
going through; going via; going by way of