appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
royal castle; imperial castle
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
welcome!; nice to see you!
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
school building; schoolhouse
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
corridor; hallway; passageway
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still