(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to feel hungry; to get hungry
gender; distinction of sex; sex
being concerned about or mindful of
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
the late king; the preceding king; good ancient kings
to underrate; to belittle; to look down on; to despise
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
authority; power; influence
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to prostrate oneself before
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
low class; lowly (position); humble (condition)
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
when it comes to; concerning
help; assistance; service
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
certainly; surely; definitely
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
foster father; adoptive father
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling