reality; actuality; hard fact
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
to drink up; to drink to the last drop; to drink (a glass) dry; to drain (one's glass); to empty; to down (a drink)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
surroundings; environs; circumference
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
such; like that; that sort of
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
land near a castle; castle town
people; citizens; subjects; folk
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
going around; patrol; round; tour
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
rewarding good and punishing evil; poetic justice
uninterested (in); having no interest (in)
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed