(in Japanese architecture) transom
birds and wild animals; wildlife
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
carving; engraving; sculpture
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
to be worn down; to be reduced
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
construction; establishment
maintenance; preservation; improvement
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
common people; ordinary people; masses
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
behavioral principle; principle (value) governing one's conduct
one's house; one's home; one's family
root of an evil; source of a problem; source of trouble; cause of misfortune
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to look away; to avert one's eyes
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach