circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
armed might; military power; the sword; force
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
influence; clout; leverage
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
sense of politics; feeling for politics
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
February; second month of the lunar calendar
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
restoration; repair; mending
casting; founding; minting
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
cheap; inexpensive; pure; honest; upright
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
education for governing as a monarch; kingcraft
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
ignorant of the ways of the world
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)