relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to base something on; to make something the basis
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to attract attention; to come into the limelight
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
long; drawn-out; very long
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
already; now; no longer; not any more
to toady; to be obsequious
good humour (humor); good mood
to suck up to; to curry up to someone
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
resentment; indignation; anger
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
yearned for; longed for; missed
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
since one was born; (in) all one's life
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is