elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
duty; function; office; mission; task
power; authority; might; influence; dignity; majesty
out of office; out of power; in opposition; unaffiliated (e.g. researcher, scientist); in private practice
regarding oneself (as); fancying oneself (as); seeing oneself (as); considering oneself (to be); pretension
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
rear shrine (located behind the main shrine, but dedicated to the same deity)
follower; attendant; valet; servant
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
day of a ceremony or event
inquiring about (one's health)
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
pulmonary lobe; lobe of the lung
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to rule; to govern; to administer
layperson; layman; laywoman; country home; farmhouse; cottage
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
loss; defeat; counter for losses
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)