sovereign; emperor; monarch
direct descent; direct line
sons and daughters; children; girl
official business; public business
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
unique; distinctive; novel; different color (colour)
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
inside one's heart; in one's mind
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
(Japanese) imperial succession
right (to do something); authority; power
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
literally; to the letter; literal
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
modesty; self-control; discretion
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
while; even though; despite
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous