to accept; to receive; to agree
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
expression; look; countenance; face
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
accident; emergency; calamity
to become late; to fall behind; to lag; to pass (of time)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
changing clothes; change of clothes
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
interval; break; pause; spare moment
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
just past noon; afternoon
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to wear away; to rub down; to abrade
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
now that; since; so long as; because
closely-guarded secret; top secret
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
(present) head of a family
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...