head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
this occasion; at this time; now
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
every person; each one; everybody
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
long (time that has passed); old (story)
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
talking while standing; standing around talking
our country; our land; one's own country
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
wife and children; (arch.) wife
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
clergyman; churchman; clergy
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
interior; inside; internal
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
admiration; wonder; astonishment
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling