(verbal) message; sending word; (arch.) excuse; (arch.) pretext
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
love affair; sensual pleasures
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
empress (consort); queen (consort)
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
at that time; in those days
attendant; valet; servant; follower
on that occasion; at that time; then; in that case
distant view; looking from a distance; being able to see a long distance; good long-distance vision; farsightedness
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
to be affectionate to; to treat tenderly; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
silence (not speaking); muteness