retainer; subject; vassal; servant
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
being left out; being ostracized
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
in the same manner as before; the same as always
model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
in accordance with; according to
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
banquet or reception hall
certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
passage; path; route; one's way
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
jewel; precious stone; gem
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
chair; stool; post; office; position
place; situation; position; location
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
(not so) much; (not) very
the court; palace circles; palace floor
government service; the bureaucracy
relative by marriage; affinity
successive generations; successive emperors
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
never mind!; don't worry about it
other side; opposite side; other party
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries