status elevation; upgrading; promotion
minimum; at the very least
standard; average; typical; normal
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
degree of attention; profile
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
2nd day of the month; two days
messenger; envoy; emissary
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
suggestion; hint; implication
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
order of chivalry; chivalric order
this occasion; at this time; now
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
direct control; direct supervision
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
event; phenomenon; matter
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to play a leading role; to play a central part
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
the West; the Occident; Western countries
greedy; avaricious; covetous; raga (desire)