to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
clearly; distinctly; vividly
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
rather than; more ... than ...
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
royal capital; imperial capital
minimum; at the very least
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
husband and wife; married couple
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in