men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to gather in a circle; to form a circle
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
(not) even once; (not) ever
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
(being) face to face; facing each other
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
to face each other; to be opposite one another; to be in opposition; to conflict
popular person; favorite; favourite
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
(your) judgment; discernment
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
gossipy; abusive; critical; jabbering
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
heron with all-white plumage (incl. egrets); white heron
royal capital; imperial capital
defense; defence; guard; policing; security