wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
well-bred; of good upbringing
in comparison to; rather than
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
ramble; saunter; walk; wander; stroll
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
place; situation; position; location
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
group; bunch; crowd; group
to face; to go towards; to head towards
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
in the same way as; just like
rotary; roundabout; traffic circle; rotary; rotating
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
meaning; significance; sense
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
Western food; Western-style food
Viking; smorgasbord; buffet; smorgasbord (of things); hodge-podge
Dynasty (TV progrram, etc.)