name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
prime minister; premier; chancellor
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
society; public; community; social studies
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
to follow; to conform; to apply to
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
senior; elder; person older than oneself
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
that is to say; so that means
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
successive generations; successive emperors
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
imperial court; royal court
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to turn against; to become an enemy
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)