to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
irrational; illogical; unreasonable; absurd; inconsistent
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to disperse; to take a castle
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff
otherwise; or else; if not
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
black ground; black cloth
Imperial Guard Division (pre-1945)
challenging (an unknown person); asking a person's identity
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
day of month; counter for days
to polish up; to shine up
to cajole; to deceive; to seduce
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
deciding or acting on one's own
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
troubled times; turbulent times