to order; to command; to appoint
script; screenplay; scenario
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
revision (of text); alteration; change
Hikaru Genji; The Shining Genji
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
safety division; security division; public peace department
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
person concerned; interested party; related party
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
Department of the Imperial Household
taboo; day, time, direction, words, etc. that must be avoided; contraindication
-less; lacking; non-existing
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
entrance; admission; entering
intention; idea; inclination; wish
department of Japanese literature
schoolgirl; female student
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
Superintendent General of the Metropolitan Police
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
self-indulgence; looseness; dissolution; licence; license
love affair; sensual pleasures
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
above the clouds; the heavens
to pay attention; to be watchful
duty; function; office; mission; task
imperial court; royal court
misconduct; misbehaviour; impropriety; profligacy
unchastity; misconduct; dissipation; fornication
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
gentleman; well-bred man; well-educated man; people