hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
treating (someone) like an object
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
first generation; founder
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
please; somehow or other; one way or another
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
strong pressure; heavy pressure
husband and wife; married couple
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
large serving; large portion
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding