custom; practice; convention; precedent
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
court council; privy council
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
posthumous name; posthumous title
opaque; obscure; opacity; obscurity; unclear; unpredictable
unfairness; injustice; partiality
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
justice; fairness; impartiality
to soak into; to permeate; to penetrate
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
giving the Emperor advice on affairs of state; assistance; counsel
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
arbitrary decision; on one's own authority; arbitrariness
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect; insight
to want something desperately; to want something (so badly one can taste it)
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play false
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
going down the road; travelling; lyric composition describing scenery a traveler sees on the way (traveller); eloping
acquaintance; appreciative friend