to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to take off one's clothes; to undress; to strip naked; to become naked
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
to tie; to link; to connect; to correlate
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
ordinary; common; mediocre
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
ten-year-old; ten year old
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
to lose one's presence of mind; to lose one's composure; to lose one's head; to get flustered
sword; blade; single stroke
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
on the other hand (esp. when the latter is positive); on the contrary; in contrast; conversely; while
to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
family; relatives; dependents; household
people from one's hometown
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
to increase in value; to gain prestige
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
to employ; to hire (a servant)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
the best in the land; the best of its kind in the country; par excellence in the whole country
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
person who has been through a lot; worldly-wise person; one who has seen it all
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
head of a household; business owner; proudly independent person; feudal lord; daimyo
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing