reception (e.g. of visitors); dealing with
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
(arch.) first day of the month; first ten days of the lunar month
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (at a location); sum of money
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
kariginu; informal clothes worn by the nobility from the Heian period onwards; patterned kariginu (Edo period)
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand
Shinto priest; Shinto priesthood
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
monk; priest; sangha (the Buddhist community)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of; serving (in the military, congress, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
Tendai sect (of Buddhism)