several people; a few people
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
mediator; peacemaker; troubleshooter; manager
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
Western-inspired art (Edo period); oil painting
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
looks; personal appearance; features
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
station; office; guardroom
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
trembling with fear; filled with trepidation
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to look away; to avert one's eyes
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
passing through without stopping; passing by
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
count; earl; chief official of the Department of Worship; (arch.) eldest brother; Brazil; Brazilian
document; official papers
tone (of voice); manner of talking
first meeting; first interview with