entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
grizzled; (hair) streaked with grey (gray)
to comb down; to smooth down
while; during; while; although; all; both
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
papermaking; paper manufacture
association; union; guild
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
registration; accession; register; entry; record
application; request; petition
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
to be found; to be discovered
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to be arranged (flowers, etc.); to be on display; to be buried
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)