distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
just because; even if; even though
the same rank; equality; apposition
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to defeat (someone) in an argument; to argue (someone) down; to confute (someone); to refute (someone)
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
pride; boast; credit (to)
to shake; to waver; to tremble
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
great mistake; serious error; blunder; complete misunderstanding
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
to be deeply impressed (by); to be moved (by); to admire greatly
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID
obedience; submission; resignation
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to trample; to crush underfoot
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam