main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
grief; sorrow; anguish; lamentation
to encourage; to give courage to
long face; looking dejected
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
to light (a fire); to kindle; to incite; to instigate; to stir up
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
without cause; without reason
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
how can (one) do something
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
plan; scheme; stratagem; plot; trick
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
firm; steadfast; indomitable; unswerving; invincible
experienced; seasoned; veteran
it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
neighboring country; neighbouring country; provinces close to Kyoto (under ritsuryō system)
punishment; judgement; judgment; decapitation
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
spade work; preliminaries
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
to take (be in) charge of
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written