Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
rule; reign; government; governing
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
satisfactory; desirable; favourable; seeming (to be); appearing
sanction; approval; decision
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
habit (garment worn by nuns, monks, friars, etc.)
animal passions; carnal desire; lust
student (esp. a university student)
limbs; arms and legs; body
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
outfit featuring pants (as opposed to a skirt)
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
accession to the throne; enthronement
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)
to be postponed; to be deferred; to be delayed