not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
holy city; city developed around a church, temple, shrine, etc. (e.g. Ise, Mecca, Vatican)
now that you say that; now that you mention it
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
management; administration; operation
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
very low frequency sound; heavy bass sound; low-register sound
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
cardinal (Catholic church)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
speech; expression; wording; language
polite; respectful; reverent
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus); common dolphinfish; dolphin; dorado
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
government service; the bureaucracy
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
character building; formation of character; personality development
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)