to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
bored; having nothing to do; idle
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
plural; multiple; several
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
woman; lady; adult female
(set of) facial features; looks
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
along the road; along the way
to summon; to get used to call
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
Taketori Monogatari (The Tale of the Bamboo-Cutter)
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
quick-witted; quick to understand
to sit for an examination
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
intelligence; intellect; brains
both sides; two sides; double-sided
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
level; standard; water level