your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to marry into a family of rank; to marry money
since when; from when; how long
criticism; critique; review; commentary
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
rare; uncommon; not often seen
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
strong interaction; strong force
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
recollection; remembrance; reminiscence
to take an aggressive position; to stir up trouble
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
to some extent; to a certain extent
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
sad news; news of a death; death notice
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops
when it comes to; concerning
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
narrow; thin (sized); slender