body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
retort; back talk; backchat
independence; self-reliance
is something that; is that which
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
both; both sides; both parties
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
something small; something petty; trifle
to lie down; to retire; to go to bed (with an illness)
the whole year; all the year
downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
caller; visitor; company; guest
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
prime minister; premier; chancellor
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
reception room; parlor; parlour
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
face with no make-up; sobriety
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
down to earth; reasonable
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid