adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
bright person; talented student; prodigy
to excel; to surpass; to be superior; to be conspicuous (esp. forehead and eyebrows); to be prominent; to stand out
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to win and advance to the next round
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
property; fortune; assets
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to be adopted; to enter a family as an adopted child
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
in one's own way or style
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)
another family; another house
half- (sibling by a different mother); paternal
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
results; record; grades; marks
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
sons and daughters; children; girl
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
worst of the worst; despicable; extremely bad
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing