old-fashioned person; old-timer; old fogey
indiscriminately; recklessly
eye; eyeball; (arch.) pupil and (dark) iris of the eye; (arch.) insight; (arch.) perceptivity; (arch.) look
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
faint breath; dying whisper; at death's door
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
personal combat; one-to-one fight
personality; style; appearance
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
hiding one's embarrassment
to take command; to give direction
huge rock; firmness; solidity
stylish; smart; high collar; hair dressed in a western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion
returned goods; returning purchased goods
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
home area; home town; local
strike (i.e. industrial action)
different (from); not the same (as)
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost
male domination of women; male chauvinism; subjection of women
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to work hard; to work diligently
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
connection; link; relationship