to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
to say; to be called; to do
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
pleased to make your acquaintance
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
mask; disguise; guise; mask
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
portion; potion (e.g. magical)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
to hide; to conceal oneself
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
to take over; to hand over
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
main question; real issue at hand
third day of the month; three days
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
to be moved by affection; to be moved by kindness; to be touched
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)