one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to go through the proper procedures; to follow the required steps
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
influential person; man of importance
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
preparation; arrangements
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
woman; female; feminine gender
changing clothes; change of clothes
our country; our land; one's own country
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
and (also); both ... and; as well as
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
honesty; integrity; purity and unselfishness
personification; impersonation; embodiment
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes