blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
(made of) stone; stone-built
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
please (give me); please (do for me)
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
royal castle; imperial castle
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
older sister; elder sister
very; extremely; excessively
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
at a young age; while still young
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
(how) many times; (how) often
otherwise; or else; if not
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
door; gate; opening; title page
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to invite in; to show someone in
to look around; to survey
document; official papers
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to wake up; to rouse out of bed; to knock on the door and wake someone
soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat