to make a speech; to address
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
young person; youth; young
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
to impose a punishment (on); to punish
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
falling out (with); quarrel; discord; estrangement; being on bad terms
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
evil thought; malicious motive
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
person who holds the purse strings; person who minds the cash; safe keeper; treasurer
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
how can (one) do something
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
oldest; most advanced age
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish