social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
practice; practising; training; study
day after day; day by day
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
family structure; family composition; family makeup
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to open (one's eyes) wide
a pair (of shoes or socks)
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through
than; other than; except; but
by all means; by all costs
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
near; close; beside; third person
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
unique; peerless; invaluable; priceless
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
expressing one's mind; speaking out