debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
surely; certainly; without doubt
(your) daughter; young woman
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
failure; mistake; blunder
decreasing (graph falling to the right); shrinking; declining
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
thought; consideration; thinking
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
to taste; to try (food or drink)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
duty; function; office; mission; task
due form; official; formality
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine