to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
national border; provincial border
certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
-less; lacking; non-existing
honor; honour; credit; prestige
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
military or naval register; muster roll
magnanimity; forgiveness; generosity
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
good; goodness; right; virtue
test of one's strength; test of one's ability
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
esoteric doctrines; mysteries
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious