painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to approach; to draw near
man; male; masculine gender
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
marriage proposal; courtship
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
rich person; wealthy person
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
king; sovereign; daimyo with a domain of one or more provinces (Edo period)
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
don't you think?; indicates question
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
honorific/polite/humble prefix
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
very interesting; of great interest
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)