complete; whole; perfect; safe
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
a short while ago; already
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
back country; remote countryside
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
point (of a conversation, etc.); sense; hold; grip
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
contrary; opposite; inverse; reverse; back-to-front
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to administer the affairs of state
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
land near a castle; castle town
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
acknowledgment; acknowledgement; letter of thanks
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
courtesy call; courtesy visit
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
distrust; unjust suspicion
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice