to look down on; to make light of
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
please; somehow or other; one way or another
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
huge win; overwhelming victory
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
practical; realistic; pragmatic
to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized
great hurry; great haste; rush
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
every person; each one; everybody
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
emperor's arrival (at his office, etc.)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
difference; discrepancy; variation
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow