perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
tattling; telling on (someone)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
retort; back talk; backchat
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
peep; peeping; peep show; device with lens mounted on a stand or in a box to view enlarged pictures
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to correct oneself; to restate
to happen to pass by; to pass by
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
deportation; expulsion from the country
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
being startled; getting a shock
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
(Japanese) imperial succession
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries