to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to line up with; to be a member of; to rank with; to attend; to take part in
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
expression; look; countenance; face
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to put on airs; to assume importance
imperial court; royal court
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
very young; little; childish; immature
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
self-willed; (doing or saying things) to suit one's own convenience; oblivious to the convenience of others
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
the ocean; the great deep
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing