entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
stairs; rank; grade; guide; guidebook; slanted ladder (exercise equipment)
to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out
fame; distinction; rise; advancement
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
badge of rank; rank insignia
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
tall figure; high stature
prematurely gray hair; prematurely grey hair
brown; light brown; tawny
pale; pallid; bluish-white
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
it is I who should say so
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
by nature; naturally; by birth; since birth; in one's (entire) life
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
mochi; small rice cake made from glutinous rice
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse