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elephant (Elephantidae spp.)

8

to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated

2

to confine to a room

58

personal history; career

6

show; exhibition; spectacle

4

of no interest; not interested

3

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

42

guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room

3

to do

9

(noble's) page

16

kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself

5

to prostrate oneself before

9

disparate society; stratified society

1

permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize

43

a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly

8

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

67

over the top; thickly; heavily; richly

1

family name; lineage; birth; clan

22

Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)

1

Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)

1

to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with

5

to keep (a person) waiting

1

more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

19

detailed; minute

5

ornament; decoration

1

to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of

22

act; deed; conduct

65

aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank

5

to incorporate; to work into; to insert

1

to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be

2

or; either ... or ...

2

but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

26

to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

11

absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous

5

superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries

1

learning by watching others; learning by imitation

7

to distinguish between; to tell the difference between

1

waste of time

8

extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious

4

clearly; distinctly; vividly

1

darkish; dusky

4

disposition; temperament; temper; nature

8

to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up

5

to call a person's attention (to)

1

participation in government; state councillor (in the ritsuryo system); state councilor; vice-minister (early Meiji period); Cabinet Councillor (1937-1943); Cabinet Councilor

1

second grade of the third rank of honor (honour)

2

Imperial Guards

3

lieutenant general; vice-admiral

2

source; origin

4

courtier

2