having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
honour; honor; glory; privilege
utmost limit; extremity; result
this occasion; at this time; now
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
praise; glorification; extolment
to relate at great length; to dwell eloquently (on)
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
sharp sighted; easily awakened
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
superiority complex; sense of superiority
head (of a Japanese pipe, i.e. the bowl and shank); neck; head
in proportion to; just as much as
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
to toady; to be obsequious
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
three-digit number; hundreds column
in succession; one after another
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
one's share; one's portion
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
chilly; unpleasantly cold
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
sculpture; carved statue; graven image
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
anything and everything; just about everything
to bend; to warp; to curve