standard; set; routine; decided
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
court noble; nobility; kuge; Imperial Court
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
upbeat and freehearted; cheerful and magnanimous
having a gentle and sincere personality
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
true to one's name; living up to one's name
delayed child-bearing (esp. after the age of 35); late child-bearing
that; the matter in question
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
head; brains; intellect; understanding
to make a success in life
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
strong opposition; vehement opposition
living together; coexistence
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position