fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
long ago; a long time ago; already
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
headquarters; head office; main office
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
with a momentary flash of light
of no interest; not interested
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
lover; lady-killer; sexy guy
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
successive generations; successive emperors
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
direct control; direct supervision
Imperial Guard Division (pre-1945)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
narcissism; self-absorption; self-intoxication
genuine; authentic; true; real
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
big man; large man; tall man; giant
order of chivalry; chivalric order
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
liner; line drive; liner; ocean liner; liner (of a coat, etc.); lining
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
rubbing the wrong way (e.g. a cat); irritating