hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
one's former teacher; one's old teacher
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
verbal message; word (from someone)
to detain; to check; to restrain
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
military affairs; military service
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE)
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
outer wall (e.g. castle); outer block (enclosure); outline; contour
stationing (troops); occupancy
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
standing upright; standing straight; standing erect; rising perpendicularly; rising straight up; towering high
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
retirement (from the world); seclusion
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
interior; inside; internal
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
brilliant; bright; glorious
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability