shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
premodern; old-fashioned; outmoded; antiquated
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
personification; impersonation; embodiment
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)
Minister for Foreign Affairs
haori (Japanese formal coat)
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
upper floor (of a building)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
interview (e.g. for a job)
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
speech and conduct; words and deeds
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar