ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
on the right as one faces (it)
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
to line up with; to be a member of; to rank with; to attend; to take part in
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to step forward; to volunteer
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
title of honour; title of honor
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
difficult problem; challenge
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
same; similar; (just) like; equal
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
dodgy dealings; monkey business
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
married woman; another's wife
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat