without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
reverie; meditation; anxiety; thought; pensiveness
person of doubtful origin
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
heir; inheritor; successor
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
to live through; to survive
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
property; fortune; means; assets
ancestor; forefather; foremother
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
getting tired of; getting sick of; getting bored with; getting fed up with
kindness; intimacy; friendship
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
notes; comment; remark; annotation
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
Western goods; Western things; imported goods
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to make trouble; to break down; to be out of order
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
the opposite sex; isomerism
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
memorial service; prayers for the repose of the soul; transfer of merit
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
having gone too far to turn back
romanticist; romantic; dreamer
dictaphone; dictation system
irrefutable evidence; smoking gun; solid evidence; incontestable proof; dead giveaway
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)