on countless occasions; many a time
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
good; goodness; right; virtue
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
firelight; shadows or forms moving in firelight
abandoned; out-of-use; obsolete; abolished; decommissioned
restoration; repair; mending
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
father and mother; parents
happiness in the next world; heavenly bliss; repose of one's soul
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
noble; men of rank; notables
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
absence of permission; lack of permission; absence of (advance) notice; lack of notice
singing and playing the shō
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
the court; palace circles; palace floor
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
to slide out; to glide out; to slip out
several people; a few people
killing and wounding; bloodshed
to destroy; to break; to damage
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
true character; real nature
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
contest; comparison; competition
extremely; greatly; truly; really; (not) that much; (not) really
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
going out (of a noble, shogun, royalty, etc.); visit; attendance
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to get too familiar with; to become too familiar with