armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
dull; slow; stupid; dull-brained
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)
going into a frenzy; flying into a rage
congestion (with blood); hyperemia; hyperaemia
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
calligrapher; individual with good penmanship
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
performance of one's official duties
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
capable; able; talented; promising
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
leisure; leisure time; spare time
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
outstanding work of calligraphy
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
private regulations; bylaws; internal rules; tradition
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
and yet; despite (all) that
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
latticed shutters (in traditional Japanese and Chinese architecture)
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling