to pick up; to find; to gather
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
leader; authority; mainstay
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
impossible; unlikely; improbable
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
well-known; noted; celebrated
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
(one) could even say that
illegitimate child; secret love child
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to live; to reside; to inhabit
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore