(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
to be by far the best; to be much better; to excel; to be exceptional; to be prominent; to be outstanding
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
snowmelt; meltwater; melted snow
bank; embankment; dike; reservoir; pond
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
regulation; adjustment; control
semi-transparent; translucent
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
for this very reason; that is exactly why
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
crescent moon; young moon
to be erected; to be built
inside the Imperial Palace; Department of the Imperial Household
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
standing close together; bristling (with)
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
continuation; succession; series; continuous
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)