speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
emperor (of Japan); mikado
bowing one's head (in respect or worship); worship; respectfully yours
to crouch; to stoop; to yield; to submit; to hide; to conceal oneself
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
seventh day of the month; seven days
celebration of a child's seventh day
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
epidemic; plague; pestilence
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
merits (influence) of one's pious acts or religious practice
clearly miraculous; remarkably miraculous; striking
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
the five cardinal Confucian virtues (justice, politeness, wisdom, fidelity and benevolence)
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
Imperial countenance; face of the Emperor
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
reporting; returning (one's findings to a person)
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
terrified; horrified; panicked
respect (epistolary usage)
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be purified; to be chaste
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)