approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
king's younger brother; royal brother
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
nobleman's illegitimate child
forcibly; by force; against one's will
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
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
gathering; mixer; meetup; assembly; social; exchange meeting
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
empress (consort); queen (consort)
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
cold reception; inhospitality
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to re-examine; to review; to recheck
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
interior; inside; internal
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
manipulation of information; spin
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
empress dowager; queen mother