elegant words; refined diction; poetic expression; classical poetic language (esp. of the Heian period)
fault; trouble; damage (to a part of the body); injury; problem; hitch
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
religious mission; religious proclamation
edict; ordinance; proclamation
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
to thank; to apologize; to apologise; to say farewell; to retreat; to refuse
senior; veteran; old-timer
as one had hoped; as one wishes
official bulletin board (esp. Edo period); highest bid; highest tender; your letter
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
recital; recitation; chant(ing)
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
thought; consideration; thinking
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
to read aloud; to read to someone
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
monk; member of religious order
race (of people); type of person
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
elated; triumphant; proud
statue of Buddha; image of Buddha; Buddhist statue; Buddhist image
to line up with; to be a member of; to rank with; to attend; to take part in