entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
delay; putting off; procrastination
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
cannot be compared with; no match for
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to have a meal; to take a meal
staying the night; lodging (at)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
urgency; exigency; emergency
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
exaggerated; overblown; pretentious
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
to care for someone; to look after someone
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of