to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
perception; sensing; noticing
solemn; grave; impressive
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
Christian name; baptismal name
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
great man; hero; master mind
to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
chat; desultory conversation
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
dice; die; baton (of command)
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
surname; family name; last name
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
nowadays; in this day and age
(person of) high rank and office (exalted station); persons in high positions
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching); convenience; suitability; availability
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
how long; how far; how much
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic