the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
samurai; warrior; military family
fixed rule; usual way; usual method
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
nothing to be afraid of; trivial; not amounting to much; can't do anything
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
that day; the very same day
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
boy; son; baby boy; young man
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to revere; to respect; to worship
near; close; beside; third person
mistress; kept woman; concubine
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
luxury; splendour; splendor; prosperity
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
off-shoot; noble (family) sibling
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
left (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); the following
court lady; lady-in-waiting (Heian period); separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady) (Heian period); room for a very low class prostitute; very low class prostitute
of course; certainly; naturally
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true