risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
(political) administration; political power
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
the present year; at that time
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to detain; to check; to restrain
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
the shogunate (administration)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to feel; to sense; to experience
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
foothold; footing; position; standing; ground
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
boor; rustic; country bumpkin; lout
receiving an imperial decree; obeying an imperial decree