directly; in person; firsthand
authority; power; influence
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
husband and wife; married couple
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
being adopted into the family of one's bride
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
mental derangement; madness; insanity
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
bamboo screen; rattan blind
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
hair dye; hair coloring; hair colouring
to be conspicuous; to stand out
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
presence; sitting with; being with
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to get entangled; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
kakekotoba; pivot word; play on words (esp. in poetry); pun
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
main question; real issue at hand