what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
young lord; successor of one's current lord
virile; tough; masculine; sharp (features, look, etc.); fierce; dauntless
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
business; errand; nature of one's business
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (1885-1945); Minister of the Interior (669-1868)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
watching (esp. during an emergency); being on alert; guard; watchmen
to order; to command; to appoint
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
to serve; to work for; to attend
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
line of regents and advisers (advisors)
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
travelling (a long and difficult journey) on foot; walking (all the way) across; travelling through; travelling all over (e.g. a country); visiting all the major locations (of a region, etc.)
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe