that is to say; so that means
proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
unknown; obscure; insignificant
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to be opposite; to face each other
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
if you think about it; come to think of it
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
becoming a devout believer; (religious) conversion
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
confusion; mixing; merger
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
deed; act; work; performance
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
clergyman; churchman; clergy
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
village headman; village mayor
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to