to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
complete change; about-face
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
older sister; lass; young lady
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
like a part of the family
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
common people; ordinary people; masses
to be infected; to be contagious
decline; fall; decay; withering
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
and so; therefore; for that reason
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
from the beginning; from scratch
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on