to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
great difference; big difference; wide margin
feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service
to palm off; to force a sale
to be too numerous; to be too much
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
funny story; funny anecdote
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
older sister; elder sister
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
how many years; how long; what year
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
sense of emptiness; empty feeling; feeling of meaninglessness
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
indicates emotion or exclamation; hey; you
to prostrate oneself (before)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore
sheeting; sheathing board; cover