striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
minority group (party); minority
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
comparatively; relatively
polish; improvement; burnishing
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
(your) daughter; young woman
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
to stop walking; to pause
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed