legitimate son (esp. eldest son); heir
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
musclehead; person obsessed with building muscle
head; brains; intellect; understanding
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
to worry (about); to be concerned (about); to have trouble doing ...; to struggle to ...
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)
maintenance; preservation; improvement
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
retirement; resignation; stepping down
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp