Imperial Palace; Imperial Court
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
lately; recently; nowadays
near; close; beside; third person
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
blackmail; extortion; persistent demand
to rock the left hand (to produce vibrato on a koto, etc.)
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
silence; stillness; quietness
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
government service; the bureaucracy
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
to knock down; to slap down; to floor
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
passion; temper; irritability
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
everything; anything; nothing
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)