living thing; organism; creature; biology
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to some extent; to a certain extent
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
home area; home town; local
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
that's the way it is; such is life
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
(political) power; authority; influence
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
near oneself; close to one; familiar
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
unkindness; unfriendliness
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
tone (of voice); manner of talking
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint