it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
many people; everyone; all sorts of people
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to push aside; to brush aside
emperor (of Japan); mikado
left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); the following
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
entry into the sanctum of a shrine or temple; access to the imperial court
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
courtier; noble; people serving the Imperial Court
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
February; second month of the lunar calendar
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
proceeding to the capital
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
fortitude; firmness of character; hardihood; manliness
departure; leaving; going away; recession
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
in person; personally; directly
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
interference; intervention; meddling
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
accession to the throne; enthronement