to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
slack; slackening; sagginess; dullness; letdown; depression
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
subject; national; citizen
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
previous king; late king; ancient virtuous king
haughty; arrogant; insolent; presumptuous
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
report to the throne; reporting to the emperor; reporting to the monarch; offering (a prayer) to the deity
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
insanity; an insane person
viper (esp. a pitless viper)
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
addition; adding; supplement
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
to settle (a matter) for the time being; to complete the first stage (of something)
refined; elegant; graceful; classic
one bow; one salute; one greeting
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack