trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
to stay calm; to keep cool
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
(divine) providence; dispensation
to see through; to see the true nature of something
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to watch over; to watch attentively
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to attempt; to test; to try out
to be the first to speak; to break the silence; to open something for the first time; to broach (e.g. a cask); to break a seal
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
coronation ceremony; enthronement
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
marriage ceremony; wedding
any of; either of; (to) any
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
as you see; as you can see
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
married woman; another's wife
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times