pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
distinguished services; meritorious deeds
few decades; many decades; several decades
elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)
(social) position; status
audience; spectator; spectators
moat; fosse; trench; ditch
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
(humble) man; coarse man; rustic
kimono and ancient head-dress
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
bow with a heavy draw weight; someone who wields a heavy-draw-weight bow
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
sympathy; empathy; response
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
appearance; air; mien; getup
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
smart; clever; agile; nimble; quick
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
stingy; cheap; very frugal
to approve (of); to be in favor of; to be in favour of
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
gathering; theatrical troupe
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
admirable; charming; nostalgic; curious; eager to know (or see, experience, etc.)
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
personality; style; appearance