showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
government; administration; ministry
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
to lead a life; to live a life
arrest; apprehension; capture
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
older half-brother (by a different mother)
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
penal servitude; serving time in prison; military service; forced labor; compulsory service
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable