cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
a crowd or large number of one's retainers or subjects
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
together with; same; both; all; including ...
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
rapidly; one after the other; without hesitation; unreservedly; sound of tramping; stomping
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to finish printing; to print off
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to be withered or nipped by frost
to blush; to have flushed cheeks
proposal; proposition; suggestion
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
half the body; half length
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank