reputation; respectability; honour; honor
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
standing tall; towering; soaring
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
training; education; development; cultivation
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm); dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish; variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes
to leave nothing undone; to do all in one's might; to do everything possible
slowness; inertness; inability; lack of talent; dullness
end of a road; end of a street
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
fact; truth; understanding; consideration
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to stroll about; to saunter; to wander; to dangle; to swing
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
in addition; besides this; twice
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
unconquered savage; uncivilized aboriginal; aboriginal Taiwanese tribes outside Qing China's jurisdiction
fluff; fuzz; nap; hachures; hatching
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
place where there are hot springs; hot springs spa
bow (weapon); bow; bowknot; bow tie
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
enactment; establishment; creation
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace