success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
question; inquiry; enquiry
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth
to get into trouble; to have troubles; to cause trouble; to break down
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
no exception; without exception; always the same
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
ten-year-old; ten year old
(making) a round of inspection; patrolling
at that time; in those days
one day; (on) a certain day
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
government; administration; statesmanship
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
nod; inclination of the head
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
younger brother and sister
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
natural virtue; personal virtue
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another