strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
passage; path; route; one's way
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
pass (e.g. backstage pass); permit (to pass or travel); laissez passer; passport
getting free admission on the strength of one's name; being let in somewhere because one is recognized
hard education; hard training; Spartan education
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
a dime a dozen; two a penny
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
starting (a machine, engine, etc.); starting (a project, plan, etc.); beginning; initiation
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
large family; extended family
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
intangible; incorporeal; unreasonable; preposterous; absurd
oracle; revelation; divine message
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to gain in skill; to improve; to get better
don't worry; there's no need to worry
to be suspected without cause
resentful; bitter; reproachful; regrettable; disappointing; frustrating
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
one's in-laws (esp. a woman's in-laws)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
royalty and titled nobility