to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
initiation into an art or discipline
as far as ... is concerned; so far as ... can tell
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
older sister; elder sister
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
open; public; official; overt
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
direct descent; direct line
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
threat; intimidation; menace
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
retainer; vassal; servant
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
listening device; bug; wiretap
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
high efficiency; high performance
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
competitor; contestant; player; athlete
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
twice; again; second time