dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
so; therefore; and; (and) then
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
particularly; only; in the case of
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
way of speaking; intimation
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
to shake one's head (in denial)
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
I see; that's right; indeed
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
even though; despite; when
honest; upright; cleanhanded; unselfish
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive