having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
to prostrate oneself before
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
name of a god; name of a shrine
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to rank next to; to come after
chief; main; principal; important
father; dad; husband; you; he
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
interference; intervention; meddling
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
genuine article; real thing; real deal
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)