collateral family; subsidiary line; affiliate; coset
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
a find; windfall; bargain
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to make an appearance; to show up
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
carrying voice; well-projected voice
from (this, here, etc.); since (this)
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
compassionate; merciful; benevolent; charitable; humane
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
their Majesties the Emperor and Empress
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
entrance; admission; entering
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
use; utility; profit; gain
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
optimization; optimisation