genuine article; real thing; real deal
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
prosperity; flourishing; success
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
reign; being on the throne
to breathe heavily (e.g. with much movement of the shoulders)
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
public road; highway; righteousness; justice; right path
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
uncle (older than one's parent)
nomination (of a person to a position); selection; election; assignment; appointment
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
confectioner; confectionery; candy store
Imperial Family; Imperial Household
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price