head of a family; patriarch; matriarch
grandfather; male senior-citizen
not quite first-class; between first and second class; semi-first-class
generation; lifetime; age
global scale; worldwide scale
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
well-known only to those in the know; well-known but to the few; well-known to a connoisseur
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
ability; capability; skill
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
exhilarated; all smiles; tickled pink; pleased as punch
this world; this life; world of the living
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
being something of an artist; having something of the artist in one
kanreki; one's 60th birthday (or 61st in the traditional age reckoning system) when one has lived through a full sexagenary cycle
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
rebellious phase; rebellious age
height of; middle of; full bloom
interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
to be born; to come into the world
to install (a person) in (someone's) place
the treasure that is children; child
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
that; the matter in question