cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
peerage (in Japan; 1869-1947); nobility; aristocracy
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
rather; better; instead; if anything
minority group (party); minority
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
outsider; one not included in the favored group; outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
scholarship; scientific attainments
(understanding or appreciation of) culture; (one's) education; cultivation; sophistication; refinement
contempt; scorn; disdain; despising; looking down on; slighting
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to shed light; to cast light
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
beginning; outset; first; onset
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap