superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
agricultural community; farm village; rural
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
having an ancient and honorable origin
to make trouble; to break down; to be out of order
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
no exception; without exception; always the same
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
(making) a round of inspection; patrolling
at that time; in those days
one day; (on) a certain day
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
government; administration; statesmanship
nod; inclination of the head
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
younger brother and sister