proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
standing figure; standing posture; dancing pose
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
nashiji (lacquering technique using gold or silver powder or flakes)
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
ordinary clothes; everyday attire; plain clothes; civilian clothes
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
sour look; surly face; pout
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to comb down; to smooth down
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation (photography); fixing
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to express (in words); to confess
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
dividing line; parting (of the hair); partition; crisis
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
integrity; moral courage; rigidity
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
retainer; retinue; servant
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to keep talking; to go on and on; to talk non-stop
how many years; how long; what year
same generation; one's generation
death (of a nobleman, Imperial family member, etc.); demise
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby