swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
low kick (e.g. in fighting)
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
(social) class; rank; grade
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
temple; shrine; sanctuary
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
the ostentation (bad taste) of the nouveau riche; air of vulgar prosperity
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
to invite in; to show someone in
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
several people; a few people
one's way (ahead); one's path
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
in accordance with; according to
courteous; decorous; polite
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to yield; to give way to; to make way for
gradually; slowly but steadily
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
metre (unit of length); meter; meter; gauge
child (esp. one of elementary school age or younger)
beyond that point; after that
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
ornament; decorative object; figurehead; leader without real power
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect