door; gate; opening; title page
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
woman; female; feminine gender
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
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
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to correct oneself; to restate
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression