stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
man of refined tastes; refined person; tea ceremony master; lewd man; lecher
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
for example; for instance; e.g.
light; faint; pale; fleeting
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
suō (ceremonial dress of lower-class samurai)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
dry riverbed; river beach
one-thousandth; 0.03 mm (one-thousandth of a sun); 0.01 percent (one-thousandth of a wari); old monetary unit (0.0001 yen)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
magistrate; shogunate administrator
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
even though; despite; when
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
I see; that's right; indeed
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
interruption; interference; butting in
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to dye; to colour; to color
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
sleeveless ceremonial robe for samurai (replacing the Muromachi period suō); (arch.) sleeveless robe worn by commoners