disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to govern; to manage; to subdue
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
(Japanese) empress; queen
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
precious stone (esp. jade); egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
older brother; elder brother
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
wet nurse; nursing mother
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
advanced level; high grade; senior
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
divine aid; divine grace; providential help
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence