movements; manner; behaviour; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
attendant; attendance upon another
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
this occasion; at this time; now
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
to accord someone every courtesy
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
utilization of water; water supply; irrigation; water transportation; navigability (e.g. of a river)
on countless occasions; many a time
interest; rights; concession
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
joint defense; joint defence
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
muddy water; red-light district
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
fair complexion; face without makeup; inexperience
smoothly; easily; readily
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes