on the occasion of; at the time of
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
way (of doing); manner; method; means
audience with someone of high rank (e.g. the emperor)
to ask a question; to ask questions
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
buying and eating sweets (esp. of children); between-meal snacking
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
to speak ill of; to disparage
royalty and titled nobility
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryō)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
the lower classes; the common people
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
different kind; another sort; separate item; separate account (e.g. bank account)
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
harvest; crop; fruits (of one's labors); gain; catch (fishing); bag (hunting)
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk