haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
rather than; more ... than ...
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
hostility; animosity; enmity
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
at a young age; while still young
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
society; public; community; social studies
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
such; like that; that sort of
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
bribe; sweetener; douceur
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
means; way; method; measure
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
family tree; pedigree; genealogy
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
ramification; branching off
near bankruptcy; edge of bankruptcy; bumper-to-bumper
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
government service; official position; civil service
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
little by little; bit by bit