eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
place; room; margin; scope
banquet or reception hall
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
near; close; beside; third person
Yama; judge of the afterlife
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
nest (of boxes); nesting; concealed information; adopting a child after one's own has died; child adopted in this manner; cavity in an oar (fitted onto a peg as part of a traditional oarlock)
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
lower tier; lower step; lower column; low position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
Korean delegation to Japan (Edo period)
to break on the shore and retreat (of a wave)
inscrutable; unmeasurable; unpredictable
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
to sink; to go down; to pass away; to die; to disappear; to vanish
long-awaited; much-awaited
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
to complain; to lodge a complaint
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
still; even now; to this day