restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
riskiness; (level of) danger
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
room behind the curtain of a noh stage, where the actors prepare; greenroom (noh); (lit.) mirror room; hall of mirrors (at Versailles)
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
urgency; exigency; emergency
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
whispering into a person's ear
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
last night; yesterday evening
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
princess; Her Royal Highness
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
moment; brief space of time