environment; circumstance
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
inspection; examination; check
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
guard; sentinel; garrison
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
literally; to the letter; literal
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
arrest; apprehension; capture
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
to live; to make a living; to get on with
touchstone; Lydian stone; touchstone (e.g. of success); test; litmus test
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
line; queue; procession; matrix
calm; composed; cool; quiet
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
time in; making a move immediately in a timed game (shogi, go, etc.)
overhasty; rash; premature
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)