lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
to serve; to work for; to attend
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
how many people; a number of people
to jump from one thing to another
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
determination; resolution
to await; to wait for; to expect
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
to give an impression; to make an impression
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
haughty; arrogant; proud; stuck-up
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane