bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
retainer's stipend; official pay; salary
ditch; drain; gutter; trench
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
very much; exceedingly; extremely
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
making a show of one's faults
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
near; close; beside; third person
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
porcelain (esp. soft-paste porcelain); china; chinaware; earthenware; pottery; ceramics
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
early (days); initial stage; initial
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
stifled (laughter); simmering
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
as you see; as you can see
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
everybody; every last one of them; all