to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
men; manservant; male attendants to an actor
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
dozens; scores of; decades
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
at once; immediately; right now
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching