distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
latest version; latest edition
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
handbook; manual; vade mecum; essential item; must-have
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
large number (of); many; majority
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
formal marriage interview
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
although I say; although one might say; although called
established; fixed; prearranged; predetermined
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
palanquin set with jewels; money and social status gained by marrying a rich and powerful man
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
speech; expression; wording; language
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks