to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to sing; to chirp; to twitter
heaven and earth; top and bottom
restless; fidgety; in a hurry
here and there; in places
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
to pay attention; to be watchful
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
with a friendly grin; smilingly
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
accurate; correct; precise; exact
speech; expression; wording; language
to state; to express; to mention
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect