to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
failing to recognize someone; underestimation
enterprise; business; company; corporation
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
the reverse; other side; lining
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
distinction; differentiation; classification
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
overall victory; victory in the overall standings
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
(someone else's) daughter
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
club budget; club expense
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
act of violence; violent behavior
at that time; in those days
roleplay (e.g. in computer RPG games)