imperial court; royal court
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
breath; breathing; bless; bracelet
surely; certainly; without doubt
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
that; the matter in question
to search (esp. a home in a police search)
to compete with; to vie for
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
hereditary system; hereditary succession
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
since when; from when; how long
no, not like that (but like this)
frowning on; looking on with scorn; showing disapproval
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
to make advances (to); to woo; to work on someone
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
testimony; (verbal) evidence
business; trade; operations; sales
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
to shake off; to throw off
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful