unfortunately; sorry, but ...
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
just a minute; small quantity
high-quality goods; choice goods
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
unworthy; unbecoming; improper
fine dress; dressing beautifully
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to break a dam; to burst out
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
many people; everyone; all sorts of people
abusing someone to his (her) face
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to watch over; to watch attentively
however; having said that; but
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)