good prospects; full of hope; promising
member of parliament; the elite
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
regret; repentance; remorse
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
flight; desertion; escape
family; members of a family
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
individual; private person; personal; private
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
admiration; wonder; astonishment
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
even if not; even without
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
interior; inside; internal
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to feel at ease; to feel relaxed
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
each place; various places
tribe; clan; (taxonomical) tribe; group (of the periodic table)
the other day; a few days ago