the lower classes; the common people
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
another; different; something else
to shut out one's opponents; to stop the other side from scoring
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
national crisis; national disaster
fame; distinction; rise; advancement
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
smoking area; smoking corner
to show up; to appear; to turn up
running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
chair; stool; post; office; position
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
(one's) military service record
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
to toady; to be obsequious
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
empty (e.g. argument); insubstantial; hollow; fruitless
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to entrust; to leave to a person
riding together; riding with
a few years ago; some years back
hound; hunting dog; running dog; dupe; tool of another person; cat's-paw
using the strongest words possible
naval port; naval station
calling by name; designation; nomination
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations