the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
detailed and accurate; exhaustive and precise; meticulous; finely detailed
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to discuss; to talk together
to promise; to abridge; to simplify; to reduce
meeting place; seats for the public; restaurant dinner tray; set of dishes served on an individual tray for entertaining guests; banquet
still; even now; to this day
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
cover; mantle; shroud; hood
to pant (while rushing); to gasp; to puff and blow
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
to read (a text) from start to finish; to transliterate classical Chinese into Japanese
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
breach of trust; malfeasance; malpractice; misappropriation
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
witnessing; observing; sighting
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
collision; bumping into; head-to-head training; drill consisting of pushing and being pushed; battering practice