now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
about; concerning; related to; -ish
behind others; losing out to others
inner citadel; core; center; centre
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to be erected; to be built
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
manly; masculine; like a man
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
honor of seeing (a person); honour of seeing (a person)
to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
carrying voice; well-projected voice
to be the same; to coincide; to correspond
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
treatment as a guest; guest
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
dictation; verbal statement
one's descendants; one's offspring; posterity
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
serious; not joking; straight
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
to carry weight; to be important; to have influence; to be a leading figure; to be esteemed
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to pass on an order; to pass the word
decapitated head of an enemy
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
courtier; noble; people serving the Imperial Court