high-ranking court noble; senior court official; kugyō; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
drama; play; powerful drug
music; gagaku; ceremonial Japanese court music
manners; courtesy; etiquette
without tiring (of something); without getting bored; without losing interest
Department of the Imperial Household
essence and fringe; beginning and ending; root and branch; means and end
fall; falling down; inversion; reversal; getting upset; losing one's presence of mind
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
one after another; in rapid succession; without reservation; without hesitation; tramping; stomping
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
like an old man; doddering; wizened; frowzy; seedy
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (of letters)
rough (touch, voice, etc.); coarse; gritty; rattling (of beans, beads, etc.)
badger; raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
to worry (about); to be terribly worried (about); to be very concerned (about); to be sick with worry
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
in order; in turn; one by one
rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.); towering; plump; chubby; welling up (of an emotion); boiling up
to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
a second time; again; once more; twice
(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
guess; speculation; supposition