standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
imperial court; royal court
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
both; both sides; both parties
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
sorry; excuse me; thank you
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
high grade; special grade; classy
even though; despite; notwithstanding
memory; ability to remember
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
to cut corners; to be shoddy
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
shooter; vaccinator; inoculator; drummer (taiko, etc.)
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
condition; figure; appearance; voice
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
single word; a few words; brief comment
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
exclusive; attached to; specialist
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)