music playing in imperial court
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
appearance; air; condition; state; form
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
rivalry in love; rivalry for the heart of a woman; quarrel over something trivial; storm in a teacup; quarrel between two samurai due to an (accidental) clash of sheaths while crossing paths
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
true state; actual condition; reality
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
verbal message; word (from someone)
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
hollow; low ground; basin; pit; dip; depression
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
rebuilding; reconstruction; re-erection
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
excessively spacious; unduly wide; sprawling
restlessly; in continuous motion
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
together; at the same time; same; identical
hard candy; candy suckers molded on a griddle; (lit.) tortoise-shell candy
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
medium flame (cooking); medium heat; medium fire
low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength