generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
higher rank; better position
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
honor of seeing (a person); honour of seeing (a person)
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
(and) many others; extras (in a film)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier); guandao; Chinese glaive
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
classification; categorization; sorting
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to pay attention; to be watchful
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
Shiji; Shih-chi; The Historical Records (ancient Chinese historical record)
powerful person; influential person
funny story; funny anecdote
before god; before an altar
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn