to degenerate; to lapse into
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
common people; ordinary people; masses
to feel nostalgic for the past; to look back fondly on the old days; to yearn for days gone by
dense; dim; dull-witted; unsympathetic; slow to understand; slow on the uptake
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
one parent; single parent
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
all's well that ends well; it will all come good in the end
down to earth; reasonable
security; stability; safety; peace
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
petty underling; small fry
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
particulars; details; specified items
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
support; backup; prop; backstay; underpinning
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus); Mongolian jird
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
rival; competitor; competition
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead