distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
invitation; introduction; temptation
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to threaten; to make threats
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
preeminence; supremacy; distinction; excellence
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
connection; link; relationship
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
at this stage; at this point; (only) now
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
successive jobs; consecutive jobs
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to hold (a ceremony); to perform