(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
come, come; come; come now; here you go; here; when handing something
dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
sorry; excuse me; thank you
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945); Minister of the Interior (669-1868)
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
servant in charge of footwear
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
how can (one) do something
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
if you think about it; come to think of it
at a moment's notice; readily
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
nephew (like a son); another child considered as one's own
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love