abusive language; violent language; wild words
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
continuing one's education into graduate school
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to look down on; to make light of
(not) even once; (not) ever
(not) even once; (not) ever
long-established; old-established; traditional
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
Great Kanto earthquake of 1923
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
movements; behavior; behaviour; bearing; deportment; manners
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
scholarship; scientific attainments
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
grinding; polishing; refining (skill, knowledge, etc.); striving to master something
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to accept; to receive; to agree
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need