poor households have many children
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
stunning; electrifying; striking; eye-popping; brilliant
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
admiration; wonder; astonishment
modesty; humility; being humble
rational; logical; coherent
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to look around; to survey
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
false charge; slander; defamation
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
the strait gate (in the Bible); the narrow gate; high barrier (to enter a highly competitive school, company, etc.); difficult hurdle; difficulty
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
to emphasize; to attach importance to
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
pretending to be kind; self-aggrandizement under pretense of aiding another (aggrandisement, pretence)
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
you (plural); all of you; you all
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
generation; lifetime; age
small salary; meagre salary; low pay
stipend (paid to court officials, samurai, etc.); salary; fief; (arch.) gift (given as a reward); (arch.) token of appreciation
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
inferiority complex; sense of inferiority