as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
court lady; lady-in-waiting
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
system; institution; organization; organisation
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
thin (paper, cloth, porcelain, etc.); of thin make; superficial (knowledge, critique, etc.); shallow; slight wound; slight cut
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look
to go to; to visit; to call on
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
fixed date; appointed day