head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
marquis; second highest rank of the five ranks of nobility; daimyo
to die out; to become extinct
marquisate; marquessate; principality
armed forces; military; troops
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
charitable organization; charitable institution; charity
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
somehow; somewhat; seemingly
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
long-established; old-established; traditional
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
to talk; to chat; to chatter
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
small number; few; minority
still; even now; to this day
deed; act; work; performance
to avoid; to refrain from; to shun; to detest
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
the world in general; society; convention
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
with a snap; (breaking) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord