[じょう, jou] (n, adj-no, n-adv, n-suf) (1) above; up; over; elder (e.g. daughter); (2) top; summit; (3) surface; on; (4) before; previous; (5) superiority; one's superior (i.e. one's elder); (6) on top of that; besides; what's more; (7) upon (further inspection, etc.); based on (and occurring after); (8) matters concerning...; as concerns ...; (9) (as ...上は) since (i.e. "for that reason"); (n-suf) (10) (hon) (See 父上) suffix indicating higher social standing; (11) (arch) place of one's superior (i.e. the throne); (12) (arch) emperor; sovereign; shogun; daimyo; (13) (arch) noblewoman (esp. the wife of a nobleman); (P) #111
[くらい, kurai] (adv, suf) (1) (orig. from 座居, meaning "seat") throne; crown; (nobleman's) seat; (2) (See 位階) government position; court rank; (3) social standing; rank; class; echelon; rung; (n) (4) grade (of quality, etc.); level; tier; rank; (5) (See 桁・2) digit (e.g. the tens, the hundreds, etc.); place; (6) (See どの位) degree; extent; amount; (P) #116
[もんだい, mondai] (n) problem; question; (P) #132
[やかた;たち(館);たて(館), yakata ; tachi ( kan ); tate ( kan )] (n) (1) mansion; small castle; (2) (hon) nobleman; noblewoman; (3) (やかた only) boat cabin #532
[せってい, settei] (n, vs) (1) establishment; creation; posing (a problem); setting (movie, novel, etc.); scene; (2) { comp } options or preference settings (in computer software); configuration; assignment; setup; (P) #765
[ぎもん, gimon] (n) question; problem; doubt; guess; (P) #1122
[むずかしい(P);むつかしい, muzukashii (P); mutsukashii] (adj-i) (1) difficult; hard; troublesome; complicated; serious (disease, problem, etc.); (2) fussy; particular; fastidious; hard to please; displeased; (3) gloomy; glum; sullen; serious (look); (4) (arch) dirty; unclean; filthy; detestable; (5) (arch) unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky; (P) #2593
[ひとごと;たにんごと(他人事), hitogoto ; taningoto ( taningoto )] (n) other people's affairs; somebody else's problem #2596
[しょぶん, shobun] (n, vs) (1) disposal; dealing (with a problem); disposition; measure; procedure; (2) punishment; (3) putting down (e.g. diseased animal); (P) #2843
[ふじん(P);ぶにん(ok);はしかし(ok), fujin (P); bunin (ok); hashikashi (ok)] (n) (1) (ふじん, はしかし only) (hon) wife; Mrs; madam; (2) (ふじん only) (arch) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (3) (ふじん, ぶにん only) (arch) consort of the emperor; (P) #3233