introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
must not; should not; do not
talking politics; discussion of a law case
joy; enjoyment; delight; pleasure
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
first-rate; finest quality; the best
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
body guard; military escort
several people; some people; a few people; a number of people
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
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
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
mud; muddy; covered in mud
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring