great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to surround; to crowd around
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
carriage porch; entranceway; porte cochere
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
guard of honor; guard of honour
to rush over; to run up to
top (of a flight of stairs); exit involving a descent (e.g. from a bus)
front; frontage; facade; main
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar