to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
lately; recently; nowadays
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
go that far; to that extent
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
royal capital; imperial capital
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
such; like that; in that way
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
directly opposite; right in front; middle of the forehead; helmet front
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
crushing; squashing; crumpling; crinkling (into a broad smile); forming creases; forming wrinkles
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
myself; yourself; I; me; you
it is not (like that) either
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
with a clang or a clink; tinkle