to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
to be clever; to be quick-witted; to be precocious
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
discarding; throwing away; getting rid of; dismissal (of an employee); firing; sacking
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
lineage; pedigree; family line
employer's house; master's house
(army) military academy; Imperial Japanese Army Academy
heir; inheritor; successor
next generation; future generation
somewhat reserved (diffident); shyly; timidly; retiringly; in a retiring (reserved) manner
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
posterity; future generations; future life
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
imperial envoy; imperial messenger
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale
dark reddish-brown; liver color
hairdresser; hairdressing
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.); towering; plump; chubby; welling up (of an emotion); boiling up
Mono-ha (art movement); School of Things
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
(another's) daughter; young lady
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
ambassador plenipotentiary