end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
(Internet) troll; disturber; raising havoc; laying waste; robbery; holdup
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
financial power; financial means; wealth
cooperative; association; partnership
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
low grade; vulgar; low class; cheap; low level
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
ignorant of the ways of the world
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
ability; capability; skill
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
something or other; one thing or another; this or that