(social) position; status
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
Onmyōdō; way of Yin and Yang; occult divination system based on the Taoist theory of the five elements
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
magic; sorcery; incantation
appointment; assignment; promotion
imperial court; royal court
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
plot; ulterior motive; thing; article; penis
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
calamity; disaster; accident
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
killing someone with a magical curse
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
human kindness; human weakness
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to sniff out; to get wind of
views; opinion; discernment; pride; self-respect
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
selflessness; being unselfish
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
change of tone; variation (music); irregularity; modulation (in radio)
irritability; feeling of impatience; sense of uneasiness
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender