peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
in accordance with; according to
fame; glory; reputation; English name (of plants, animals, etc.)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
mainland China; China proper
advanced; developed; seniority; senior; superior
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
property; fortune; means; assets
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
rule; reign; peaceful times
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
district; section; sector
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to get slightly dirty (all over)
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
mooncake; disc-shaped confection of wheat-flour dough filled with bean paste, usu. eaten during Autumn in China
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
ill will; malice; evil intent
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer