devoting oneself to; concentrating on; being an ardent admirer of; (arch.) tipping over and collapsing
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
and yet; though; when; in spite of
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing
to live; to reside; to inhabit
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
messenger; envoy; emissary
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding