as soon as possible; ASAP
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
spotless integrity; absolute honesty; uprightness
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
to be badly made; to fail
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
inadvertently (letting out a laugh); quickly; all of a sudden; all at once
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
such; like that; in that way
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
successive generations; successive emperors
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
unapproved; lack of approval
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
court noble; nobility; kuge; Imperial Court
to have a relationship; to have relations
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
master; teacher; stable master
stature; build; height; size; physique
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
to suppress one's emotions
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
for this very reason; that is exactly why
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
vista; view; scene; counter for scenes (in a play)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
don't you think?; indicates question