to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to look away; to turn away
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
particulars; details; specified items
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
with a patting motion; lightly (tapping); (sticking) fast; firmly; sloshing (liquid); swaying
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
consent; acceptance; agreement
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
being filled with; being full of; permeation
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
the very start; the very beginning
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
young person; inexperienced person; novice
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
dharma transmission (formal confirmation of a student's awakening by his master); certificate of proficiency (in flower arrangement, etc.)
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious