in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
imperial decree; imperial edict
explanation; interpretation
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to say; to be called; to do
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
honorific/polite/humble prefix
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
your countenance (his ..., her ..., etc.)
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite