aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
to form a group; to form a bunch
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
noble (birth); royal; august; exalted; high-born; of high rank
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
degree of familiarity; popularity; name recognition; notoriety
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
too many to count; too numerous to mention
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
false rumour (rumor); groundless rumour; canard
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
many; numerous; various; large number of
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
legend; folklore; tradition
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent; walking sideways; staggering; striding
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy