coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
public area of the Imperial Palace where the emperor carries out official business
surely; certainly; without doubt
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
simply put; putting it simply; in short
government office; public office
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
harem; inside the palace; the palace
to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)
in succession; one by one
frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully
accurate; correct; precise; exact
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
attack; assault; criticism; censure; cyber attack (e.g. DDoS)
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
newcomer; initiate; rookie
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to stick out one's tongue; to ridicule someone (behind their back); to laugh at someone
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
department (of a university or hospital); course (of study); branch of study; family
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) in one go
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
painting red; vermillion lacquering
every year; yearly; annually
to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story