(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
inheritance; something given or received
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
make no progress; remain unsettled
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to praise (someone of lower status); to extol; to applaud; to esteem
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
to have meaning; to be meaningful
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to live; to reside; to inhabit
gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
enquiry; inquiry; consultation
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
immediately; at once; instantly
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to pass (of time); to elapse
physical condition; state of health
these guys; these fellows
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
great man; great god; hero; big man
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
direction of movement (motion); direction of travel (esp. train)
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
mind of the emperor; inner feelings of the emperor
to be worried; to be troubled
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml