expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
stairs; stairway; staircase
to jar; to creak; to grate
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
like this; this sort; this way
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
imperial court; royal court
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
mother; motherboard; Mother (Superior); title of a senior nun
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
chief; main; principal; important
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
by means of; due to; because of; according to
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
beforehand; in advance; previously
to repel; to drive away; to repulse; to reject