dignity; majesty; dignified manner
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
corridor; hallway; passageway
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
great cause; moral law; justice
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
all present; all concerned; all of us
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
secret; private; surreptitious
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing