dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
having said that; on the other hand
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
regular customer; general audience; general public
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to find a solution (after struggle)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
7 or 3 ratio; hair parted on one side
pomade; balm; perfumed oil
indoor (court, pool, etc.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
instead; but (on the other hand)
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to wash away; to rinse off
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
birth; creation; formation
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
at least; at most; (even) just
taste; liking; preference
one end; an end; part; fragment
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
answer respectively agreement or disagreement
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
distinction; differentiation; classification
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize