child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
lead; leading; leading (in points, goals, etc.); getting ahead; lead (from a base); lead (of an article); lede
family a woman has married into
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
official announcement; proclamation
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
citizens of one's own country; fellow countrymen; compatriots
group; faction; (political) faction; wing; school (of thought, painting, etc.); sect
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)
to cause a stir; to have repercussions; to generate controversy
east, west, south and north
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
at a stroke; with a single swoop
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
in the future; another day; later
detailed; minute; articulate
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
since; henceforth; ever since
to ask a question; to ask questions
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)