rewards and punishments; rewarding good conduct and punishing evildoing
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
family a woman has married into
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
personal appearance; character; personality
solely; entirely; only; sharing; together
at a young age; while still young
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to judge (on the basis of); to control; to discipline (oneself); to regulate
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
court noble; nobility; kuge; Imperial Court
to prostrate oneself (before)
misrecognition; mistaking (x for y)
trackless; reckless; dissipated
too many to count; too numerous to mention
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
even more; still more; further
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
having an ancient and honorable origin; of good lineage; of noble birth
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
what sort of; what kind of; what way
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
means; way; method; measure