leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to check through; to thoroughly investigate
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
otherwise; or else; if not
over-fond parent; doting parent
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
financial power; financial means; wealth
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
revolutionary (e.g. technology)
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
in addition; besides this; twice
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)