more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
personal history; background; career
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
to prostrate oneself (before)
disparate society; stratified society
permission; approval; authorization; license
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
thickly; heavily; profusely; (complain) endlessly; excessively; tediously
family name; lineage; birth; clan
Minister of the Left (second-ranked official in the Department of State under the ritsuryō system)
Minister of the Right (third-ranked official in the Department of State under the ritsuryō system)
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
to keep (a person) waiting
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
to incorporate; to work into; to insert
to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
clearly; distinctly; vividly
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
to call a person's attention (to)
participation in government; state councillor (in the ritsuryō system); state councilor; vice-minister (early Meiji period); Cabinet Councillor (1937-1943); Cabinet Councilor
second grade of the third rank of honor (honour)
lieutenant general; vice-admiral