leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
someone (important); person of importance
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
opinion; intention; thought
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
helper; assistant; help; assistance
account book; register; ledger
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
to move (to another area, country, etc.); to migrate
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
corridor; hallway; passageway
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
to itch; to feel itchy; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
cooperation; collaboration; association; community; communal use; common possession
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
largest class; top category
to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in