long ago; a long time ago; already
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
medical expenses; doctor's bill
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
function; facility; faculty; feature
grim; stern; stark; heartless
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
praise; extolment; extollment
eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to have a meal; to take a meal
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
dietetics; nutritional science
taste; palate; sense of taste
preference; priority; precedence
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
hot and cold water; abundant item; plentiful item
since one was born; (in) all one's life
every month; each month; monthly
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
electrically operated; electric powered
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
the Emperor's person or presence