to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to serve; to work for; to attend
imperial court; royal court
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
comparatively; relatively
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
how; in what way; how about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
study; research; investigation
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
next term; next period; next version; next release
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
secrecy; highly classified information
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
young person; youth; young
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
infancy; childhood; tender age
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...