upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
property; fortune; means; assets
difference; variation; difference
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
trust; confidence; credence
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement; friction; conflict
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
principal occupation; core business
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on
future; possible; potential; prospective
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
such; like that; that sort of
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer