powerful person; influential person
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
going through great pains in vain
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
extremely; terrifically; super
every year; yearly; annually
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
to congratulate; to celebrate
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
incident; affair; happening; event
not watching where one is driving; not keeping one's eyes on the road
to hold fast; to protect to the end
illegal; illicit; unlawful
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
last night; yesterday evening