large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
personality; style; appearance
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
apparently; appears to be
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
busyness; a lot of things to do; frequent use; heavy use (of); many uses
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
notice; notification; report; posting
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
being very busy; busyness
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
nursing; (protective) care
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
recovery; rescue; recapture
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
magic sword; cursed sword
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member