pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
to gain a victory; to win
the Emperor; His Majesty the Emperor
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to have one's name entered (in a list)
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
ultramarine colour (color)
haori (Japanese formal coat)
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to summon; to get used to call
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
normal practice; proper practice
you; (arch.) your residence
strong defense; strong defence
distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)
deserted village; poor village
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to turn (around); to appropriate; to set aside for a purpose
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
dignity; credit; (arch.) deed of sale (for a land, forest or house); (arch.) sale value; (arch.) selling price
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
change of heart; change of mind; change in love interest
to rub; to scrub; to scrape