hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
man; male; masculine gender
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
in comparison to; rather than
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
study; learning; tutorial
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
young person; youth; young
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
(present) head of a family
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
there is no way that ...; easy; simple