imperial court; royal court
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
preparatory phase; preparatory period
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
(political) power; authority; influence
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
main cause; primary factor
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
right of succession; right to the throne
(bowing and) greeting; (arch.) declining; (arch.) refusing
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to manage; to arrange; to talk over; to dispose of
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
feeling good; feeling at ease; feeling easy
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
until now; so far; up to the present
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to