joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
remarkable; striking; brilliant; splendid; spectacular; wonderful
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
in a day; in a brief space of time
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
in the sentence; in the text; Bunchū era (of the Southern Court; 1372.4.?-1375.5.27)
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
to complain about; to grumble about; to moan about; to bemoan
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to rank with; to rank among
head (of a line, group, etc.); front; lead; forefront; vanguard
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
to leave; to withdraw; to appear before; to present oneself
emphatic verbal prefix; humble verbal prefix
appearance; air; condition; state; form
considerably; greatly; a lot
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
old man; venerable gentleman
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person