to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to have one's name entered (in a list)
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
being startled; getting a shock
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to be too numerous; to be too much
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
to be surprised; to be astonished
while; even though; despite
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
place; situation; position; location
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
insular; closed; unsociable; exclusive
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
in spite of; regardless of