to change into; to convert to; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
small gong (used in gagaku)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
dialect; language of the common people; colloquial language; slang
tying up; restraint; restriction; arrest
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
pattern; example; model; paragon; mirror
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
bodyguard (of a noble or high-ranking official); guard; attendant; aide; statues of guards that flank the gate of a shrine
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
urgent report; urgent message
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
to keep in mind and do as one has been told; to learn and obey; to act in accordance; to comply
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
consideration; taking into account
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
to look down on; to make light of
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to stare back (at); to glare back
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled