interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
adopted daughter; foster daughter
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
preparation; arrangements
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
provision (of money or goods); furnishing; conferral; payment; delivery; benefit
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
older sister; elder sister
when it becomes; when it comes to
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
large amount of money; great cost
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)