complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
property; fortune; assets
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
cold vegetable hors d'oeuvres in Chinese cuisine
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
square plate; rectangular dish
longed-for; anxiously awaited
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation
younger brother and sister
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
to marry off; to espouse to
legitimate son (esp. eldest son); heir
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
good family; respectable family; decent family
wedded life; married life
this and that (esp. complaining or protesting); something or other
inexperienced person; novice; greenhorn; green hand
grandfather; old man; elderly man
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
heirship; (claim) the (right of) succession; one's inheritance rights
debauchee; fast liver; libertine; hell-raiser
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
frankly; honestly speaking; speaking one's mind and holding nothing back; really; extremely
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
spending time with one's family on one's day off work; family duty