one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
although I say; although one might say; although called
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
clearing one's throat; cough
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
one's house; one's home; one's family
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
having an ancient and honorable origin
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
occupation; calling; livelihood
family; relatives; dependents; household
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
(present) head of a family
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
that's the way it is; such is life
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
society; the world; the times
royal capital; imperial capital
considerably; fairly; quite
well-known; famous; noted; popular; recognized