to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
double doors opening from the centre; double-opening from the centre (e.g. doors, casement windows, etc.); method of filleting fish, chicken, etc. with a central cut and peeling back the flesh
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
individual; private person; personal; private
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
end (of a street, hallway, etc.)
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
rough; casual (clothing); rough (of a golf course); rough sketch; rough draft
main question; real issue at hand
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
red; red color (colour); red-colored; red; communism; the left
emission (of light); radiation (of light); luminescence
literally; to the letter; literal
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
great hurry; great haste; rush
variety of ceremonial dress made of intertwined cloth and silk threads
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
one's possessions; ownership
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
long; drawn-out; very long
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
letter; missive; note; mail
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
close; intimate; on good terms
on bad terms; at loggerheads
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
national border; provincial border
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
confrontation; opposition; antagonism