one day; (on) a certain day
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
hereditary system; hereditary succession
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent
male domination of women; male chauvinism; subjection of women
in that manner; like that
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
distinction; differentiation; classification
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
one-by-one; separately; in detail
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
child born within a year of another; children born in consecutive years
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
biological older sister; real elder sister
leader; central personage
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
to carry; to bring (to a place)
agricultural land; farmland
to backfire; to have a harmful result
founder; originator; pioneer