to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
late attendance; lateness; tardiness
very; greatly; exceedingly
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
rear guard; reserve troops
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
numerical inferiority; being outnumbered
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
if it is the case that ...
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to spit out; to eject; to dump
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
manners; courtesy; etiquette
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
the present year; at that time