to step forward; to volunteer
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
supreme; sublime; highest
ruler; monarch; sovereign
and (also); both ... and; as well as
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
occasional; infrequent; rare
relatively; comparatively
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to watch over; to watch attentively
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
late attendance; lateness; tardiness
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
not a little; not a few; considerable
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
weakening; emaciation; decline
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy