uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
layering (clothing); wearing one garment over another
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
greeting; a fine thing to say
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
successive generations; successive emperors
record high; all-time high
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
established practice; custom
of great promise; with a promising future
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
stingy; mean; narrow-minded; petty; shabby; poor
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma