upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
(courteous) invitation; call
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
money (given as thanks); reward money; fee; key money; fee paid for rental rights
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
physician in private practice; (arch.) town doctor; (arch.) doctor who served the townspeople (as opposed to the emperor, a daimyo, etc.)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple
dying while traveling; dying while abroad
exorcism; ceremonial cleansing from evil influence
remains; corpse; (dead) body
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
last night; yesterday evening
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
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
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
(not so) much; (not) very
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
black sheep (of a family); ostracism
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
beyond help; there's nothing that can be done
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
every person; each one; everybody
that; the matter in question
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
next; secondly; subsequently
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at