to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
to serve; to work for; to attend
invisibly; secretly; privately
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
next term; next period; next version; next release
(present) head of a family
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
exemplar; model; example; pattern
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (suit)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
in public; in company; in the presence of others
does not; can not; will not
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
accurate; correct; precise; exact
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
results; record; grades; marks
as; because; with; due to
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
to keep away; to keep at a distance
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
witnessing; observing; sighting
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious