cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
climax; peak; zenith; apex
admiration; wonder; astonishment
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
the above sentence; the foregoing remark; preamble (to a statute, constitution, etc.); opening part of a letter (used for season's greetings, asking after someone's health, etc.)
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
rhyme; rhyme (of a Chinese character); rime
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
metre (of a poem); meter; rhythm; prosody
reverse; inversion; upside down; unreasonable; absurd; wrong
granted that; even if; even though
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to raise someone's position; to raise someone's standing
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
to twirl; to spin; to fiddle with; to change (e.g. wording)
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to want; to seek; to request
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
way of talking; speaking style
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right