polite; courteous; hospitable
near; nearby; not far off
(social) position; status
coincident with; while; simultaneously
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
hall of offerings (at a shrine)
arbitration; conciliation; mediation
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
observation; survey; watching
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
reproachful; hateful; bitter
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
exclusive; attached to; specialist
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour