to sigh; to breathe a sigh
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
had better ...; had better not ...
how; in what way; how about
national ownership; state ownership; government ownership
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
person who holds the purse strings; person who minds the cash; safe keeper; treasurer
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
prime minister; premier; chancellor
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
how many people; a number of people
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
frail; flimsy; insubstantial; insignificant; lacking gravitas
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; dirt
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
sign; indication; omen; symptom
important post; important office; key position
nobility; aristocracy; peerage