Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
a.m.; before noon; ante meridiem; AM broadcasting; amplitude modulation
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
hilly section of a city (usu. upscale residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
old town; old part of a city
district; area; zone; quarter; section; region
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
small hill; low hill; hillock
servant; manservant; menial
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
great benefactor; person to whom one is greatly indebted
arbitrarily; of its own accord; without asking; voluntarily; willfully; as one pleases
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
first-class goods; A-grade product
disagreeable; unpleasant; nasty; detestable; sarcastic; snide
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
blueness; greenness; tinge of blue; (vegetable) garnish
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
smallish; on the small side
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
gray or silver haired (grey)
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness