noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
suffix for building numbers
beginning; outset; first; onset
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
prison guard; warder; jailer; gaoler
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to say; to tell; to state; to do
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
inside a library, museum, cinema, etc.; on the premises
as far as the eye can see
lifelike life-sized doll (made in the late Edo and Meiji periods); doll-like beauty
manners; behavior; behaviour
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
church; cathedral; chapel
clanging; empty; deserted
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
while; during; while; although; all; both
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity