majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
vibrancy; strength; one's prime (around age 30; esp. of a man); counter for cones or sticks of moxa burned on the skin (in moxibustion)
China; Han dynasty (of China; 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
long (time that has passed); old (story)
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
deep affection; dear; beloved
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
make good use of; make the most of
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
gem; jewel; precious stone
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
to cheat (someone out of); to swindle; to wangle; to wheedle; to get
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
that's the way it is; such is life
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
one bow; one salute; one greeting
it's been a long time; long time no see
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
since; henceforth; ever since
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
leader; authority; mainstay
to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower