sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
visit (from someone); call
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
danger; peril; hazard; risk
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
prohibition; inhibition; ban
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
unfortunately; regrettably
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
being concerned about or mindful of
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
bedmaking (at a hotel, etc.)
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
facing; opposite; across the street; other side