able official; capable official
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
at a glance; at first sight
good young man; agreeable youth
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
gentle; mild; meek; tender
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
conviction; belief; confidence
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
being somewhat puzzled; looking somewhat baffled
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
round; circular; spherical; mellow (flavour, voice, etc.); mild; smooth
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
successor (e.g. organization); new existence after rebirth
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)