living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
one's in-laws (esp. a woman's in-laws)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
at first; initially; in the beginning
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
around the end of (a period of time)
business; trade; operations; sales
self-indulgence; looseness; dissolution; licence; license
way (of doing); manner; method; means
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to