steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
discovery; detection; finding
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
critic; reviewer; commentator
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
inside and outside the country; domestic and foreign
royalty and titled nobility
celebration; congratulations
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
being very busy; busyness
health; healthy; sound; fit
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
when it becomes; when it comes to
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility