dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
cardinal (Catholic Church)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to remove; to get rid of; to exclude; to except; to kill (a traitor, opponent, etc.)
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
it's been a long time; long time no see
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
speech; expression; wording; language
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
polite; respectful; reverent
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus); common dolphinfish; dolphin; dorado
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
man; male; masculine gender
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
heroine; great woman; brave woman; woman of strong character; Amazon
character building; formation of character; personality development
influence; effect; impact
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)