to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to prowl after; to keep watch on
interrogation; hearing; trial
government service; the bureaucracy
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
adopted daughter; foster daughter
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
shameless; brazen and unscrupulous
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
to palm off; to force a sale
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill
going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes
refutation; rebuttal; retort
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
money monger; money-happy person; person who is money-mad; money-grubber
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
cold-bloodedness; coldheartedness
riches and honours (honors); wealth and rank
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
one's house; one's home; one's family
reformation; revolution; renewal; Meiji Restoration
ancestor; forefather; foremother
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer