man; male; masculine gender
good-looking man; fine figure of a man
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
difference; discrepancy; variation
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
first meeting; first interview with
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
to ask a question; to ask questions
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
way; method; means; resource; course
to challenge (a person) to a fight
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
spell; curse; incantation
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
like; similar to; same as
criminal, administrative and civil codes (forming the basis of ancient East Asian law; orig. Chinese); legal codes of the Nara and Heian eras based on Chinese models
to get jealous; (lit.) to grow horns
to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
performance (at a party or banquet, etc.); side show; entertainment
anyone can see that; it's obvious that