so to speak; so to call it; as it were
irony of fate; twist of fate
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
pride; boast; credit (to)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
dregs; lees; grounds; sediment
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
guard; sentinel; garrison
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to step forward; to volunteer
to say; to be called; to do
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
pure; true; genuine; unmixed