to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to make sure of; to ascertain; to see with one's own eyes; to watch to the end; to watch to make sure (that)
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
agency (government department between a ministry and a bureau under the ritsuryō system)
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
the Empress, the Empress Dowager and the Grand Empress Dowager; emperor's second consort; empress; palace of the empress; building of a Shinto shrine built on middle ground; demesne of the imperial palace
job; work; duties; trade; skill
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
station; office; guardroom
to watch steadily; to stare
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
to ask; to enquire; to query
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
beautiful face; beautiful looks; beauty; belle; handsome man
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to go past; to pass; to pass by
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress
woman; female; feminine gender
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)