sublime; noble; high-minded
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
reading partway; leaving half-read
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
application; request; petition
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
even more; still more; further
offensive (movement); aggression
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
chastity; virtue; fidelity
graceful; willowy; lissome; soft and tender
with a crack; with a cracking sound; with one's veins about to burst (from pent-up anger)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to be transparent; to show through
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)