I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
soil amelioration; soil improvement
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
business; enterprise; venture; (social) project; undertaking; enterprise
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
severe; strict; tough; hard
noble (birth); royal; august; exalted; high-born; of high rank
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
etiquette; courtesy; manners
elegance; refinement; (refined) taste; elegant arts; refined pursuits
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
it's probably so; it stands to reason
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
national character; regional character
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
maritime transport; shipping
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
making the strong even stronger; (lit.) (giving) wings to a tiger
centralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
to keep a watchful eye on