(political) power; authority; influence
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
woman; female; feminine gender
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
chief; main; principal; important
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
decorum; propriety; politeness
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
the front; honest; upright; decent
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
family a woman has married into
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
had better ...; had better not ...
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
about; concerning; related to; -ish
employer's house; master's house
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
woman; lady; adult female
to serve; to work for; to attend
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)