to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Bureau of Onmyō; government office in charge of astronomical observations, divination and calendar making (under the ritsuryo system)
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
powerful person; influential person
connection; link; relationship
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
influence; clout; leverage
very important person; VIP
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
how many years; how long; what year
literature; books (reference); document
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
(short) rest; breather; break
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
how long; how far; how much
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
desperately; for one's dear life
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
careless; thoughtless; hasty; rash
very; extremely; excessively
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
only; merely; but; no more than
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!