to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
interception (email); wiretap; bug
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
one's younger days; when one was young
affable; sociable; friendly
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
(political) power; authority; influence
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
at least; at most; (even) just
to put one's strength into
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to prostrate oneself (before)
intimidating air; sense of intimidation
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
clergyman; churchman; clergy
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
imperial court; royal court
headgear; headdress; (novelty) mask; head mask
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
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; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism