sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
alma mater clique; old school tie
Staal; Stael; Stahl; Starr
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
giving one's name (or rank, etc.); self-introduction; name readings of kanji
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
(political) power; authority; influence
ranking equal with; comparing favourably with; comparing favorably with
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
one thin flat object; one sheet
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is