door; gate; opening; title page
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
comparatively; relatively
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
unsophisticated; ruggedly honest; artless; unaffected; simple; naive
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
locker room; changing room; dressing room
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
maid; helper; help; assistance
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to strip someone; to help someone remove (clothes)
duty; obligation; responsibility
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)