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 (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
picking out; choosing; picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; pickup (truck)
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
management; administration; operation
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
welcome; (warm) reception
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
hole; hole; 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 ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
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
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
militant (faction, group, person, etc.); hardliner who favors force over compromise; hawk
government; government service; the bureaucracy; government post; government official
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
heroine; great woman; brave woman; woman of strong character; Amazon
character building; formation of character; personality development
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)