seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
very great; enormous; serious
perusal; one reading; reading through (once)
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
dignity; majesty; sanctity
to come into being; to be born
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
member of an entourage or retinue or party; attendant
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
imperial decree; imperial edict
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
war; battle; match; game; competition
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
new book; new publication
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)