steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
is something that; is that which
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above
nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
explanation; interpretation
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common