to overflow; to brim over; to flood
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
piece; fragment; one (object)
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
ingenuity; resourcefulness
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
consequence; result; conclusion
foresight; foreknowledge; divination
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
proposal; proposition; suggestion
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
old evils; long-standing abuses; old-fashioned ways; old-fashioned; outdated; outmoded
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
to coquet (of a woman); to entice a customer (of a prostitute); to flatter; to butter up
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
Dynastic period (the Nara period and esp. the Heian period, characterized by the rule of the emperor as opposed to shogunate)
empty (useless) formalities
systematic implementation; institutionalization (e.g. way, method)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion