state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
colour usage; color usage; use of colour
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
good policy; wise policy; best plan
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
sleeping place; bedroom; bedchamber
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
natural; inborn; innate; inherent; characteristic
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
unceremonious party; free and easy gathering; party with no regard for formal etiquette or status
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
way of talking; speaking style
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
splendour; splendor; magnificence; grandeur
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to be unable to do; to not be in a position to do
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
but; however; although; though
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
reason; logic; method; system; order
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
help; assistance; service
by all means; at all costs
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
high and low (social standing)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread