polite; respectful; reverent
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
image; figure; figure; form; image
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
inside one's heart; in one's mind
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
attending a funeral procession; seeing off the deceased; burial of someone's remains; observing a burial
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to change (with time, the ages, the seasons, etc.); to shift
(religious) faith; belief; creed
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
messenger; envoy; emissary
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse; litter
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing