reason; grounds; circumstances
tenement house; row house
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
same trade; same business; same profession
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
family; relatives; dependents; household
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
a long time ago; in those days
powerful local clan; local strongman
large family; extended family
system; institution; organization; organisation
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
lower layer; layer beneath; lower strata (classes)
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
house of an imperial prince
favour; favor; warm friendship
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
polish; grinding; sharpening
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
depreciation; decline; fall; slump
ancient times (e.g. Heian and Nara periods in Japan); remote ages; early history; (nominal) retail price
farmer; peasant; farming; country bumpkin; yokel; the common people
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
popular name; common name; given name
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior
Muromachi shogunate (1336-1573)
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
commerce; trade; business
government office; public office