tension; mental strain; nervousness
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
every person; each one; everybody
to look down on; to make light of
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
unveiling; debut; introduction
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)