Sleeping Beauty (fairy tale)
knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
white horse; unrefined sake
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
dapple gray (horse coat color); dapple grey
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
inn; tavern; basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
neglect; negligence; disregard; making light of
in the mountains; within the grounds of a temple
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
management organization; management organisation
important post; important office; key position
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
at that time; in those days
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment