evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
to keep away; to keep at a distance
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
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
ability; capability; skill
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
ruin; destruction; devastation; waste; decay
only; merely; but; no more than
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
main guest; guest of honor; guest of honour
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
saliva held in one's mouth during times of tension
and then; and so; and; so then
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
to watch over; to watch attentively
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
on the occasion of; at the time of
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to be surprised; to be astonished
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
hiding one's embarrassment
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
scene; view; prospect; outlook