gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
dawn; daybreak; Tenmei era (1781.4.2-1789.1.25)
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
to be intimate with; to befriend
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
remark; statement; discourse
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
caricature; cartoon; comics
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
hearsay; learning by hearsay
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance; vulgar; lowbrow; indecent
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
to be amused or interested in; to show amusement (for)
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
back (side); reverse; B side (of a record); secret levels; hidden levels
negative (result); gloomy; negative (e.g. attitude); pessimistic
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to put up with; to endure; to bear patiently
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
a little; somewhat; slightly
to move back; to draw back; to lessen; to subside; to resign; to retire
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
thoughtfulness; diversion; recreation
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known