fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
obscurity; mystery; abstruseness
detached; aloof; indifferent
indirection; indirectness
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
experienced; veteran; skilled; expert
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
one daughter; eldest daughter; first-born daughter
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic
Son of God; child of an emperor
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
power map; power structure; power relationships
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
be (that) as it may; having said that
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
promotion; raising of status
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
relation; connection; affinity
absolute authority or power (over someone or something)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
nothing to be afraid of; trivial; not amounting to much; can't do anything
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
boy; son; baby boy; young man
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to revere; to respect; to worship
career track; promotional track; fast track; upward mobility
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
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