one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
one way or the other; either way
verbal promise; one's word
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
systematic; regular; routine
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
chief vassal; senior statesman
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
immediately; at once; instantly
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance