centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
absolutely; positively; decidedly
disapproval; disagreement
considerably (beyond one's expectations); unexpectedly; surprisingly; contrary to one's expectations
to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb
expertise; special skills
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
chief vassal; senior statesman
head of a household; business owner; proudly independent person; feudal lord; daimyo
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
extensive knowledge; erudition
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
pointing out errors; correction; critique
set phrase; stock phrase; conventional expression; usual wording; cliché; clichéd line
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
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 form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
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
your body; your health; yourself; you
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
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
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
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