inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
interference; meddling; butting in
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to some extent; to a certain extent
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to subsist; to keep on living
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
staying the night; lodging (at)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
100,000; hundred thousand
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)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix