the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
great authority; eminent person; luminary
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
standing for; advocating; championing; professing (to be)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
court noble; nobility; three lords and nine ministers (of the ancient Chinese government)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
it is not (like that) either
honorific/polite/humble prefix
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
every month; monthly; month by month
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post