member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to surrender; to give in; to yield; to submit; (lit.) to bend one's knee
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
instant; moment; (split) second; (in a) flash; (in the) blink of an eye
to swagger; to strut; to be confident; to have no worries
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
to revere; to respect; to worship
respect and affection; love and respect
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
power; might; authority; influence
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
exchange (of words, views, punches, cups, etc.); give-and-take; reply; answer; response
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
small; narrow; single-breadth cloth (approx. 36 cm wide)
calm; composed; leisurely
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
predicament; difficult situation
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly