audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
decoration; ornament; trimmings
netsuke; carved toggle used to tether a small container to the sash of a robe
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
transparency; clarity; coherence
patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
to serve; to work for; to attend
at some point in the past; at some stage
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
coexistence; living together; symbiosis; paragenesis
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
and (also); both ... and; as well as
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
neglect of one's social obligations; failure to perform one's social duties; dishonor; failure to pay back one's debt
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to like; to love; to be fond of
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)