refined; elegant; graceful; classic
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
elegance; taste; refinement
to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
that is to say; so that means
to differ; to vary; to disagree
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
that's a different matter; that's a different story
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
mist over a body of water; spray; suien; four decorative metal plates joined at right angles forming part of a pagoda finial
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
honourable poverty; honorable poverty
authority; power; influence
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding