some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
personal history; background; career
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
territory; domain; dominion; possession
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
in accordance with; according to
serious error; gross mistake
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
one day; (on) a certain day
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
to fall into disgrace with; to incur someone's displeasure
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
intelligence operative; spy
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
dirty work; unpleasant task
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be helpful; to be useful
it can't be helped; there is no choice; inevitable; unavoidable
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
witnessing; observing; sighting
to be possible; to be conceivable; to be likely; to be probable