courtier; noble; people serving the Imperial Court
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
I don't need it; I don't want it
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to take the blame; to take responsibility; to assume liability; to bear the burden
people; citizens; subjects; folk
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
very young; little; childish; immature
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and