seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
greeting; a fine thing to say
condolence call; visiting a bereaved family to offer condolences
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
it is I who should say so
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
courteous; decorous; polite
this family; our family; this house; we
to employ (as a retainer); to enlist; to engage
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault
blow to a vital point of a person's body; striking techniques (judo)
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
(dying of) natural causes
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to happen to hear; to overhear
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
quotation; citation; reference
intelligence gathering; information gathering
training; education; development; cultivation
taking (a class); studying; completion (of a course)
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
viceroy; governor-general
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
about; concerning; related to; -ish
a question from the emperor
leading person; foremost figure
mental preparedness; being braced for; being steeled for
to rise into importance; to gain strength; (lit.) to raise one's head