elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
one thin flat object; one sheet
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
usually; under usual circumstances
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
on the occasion of; at the time of
patriarch; head of a family
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
accurate; correct; precise; exact
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
fish sauce made of salted and fermented sardines, mackerel, or squid; a specialty of the Noto Peninsula of Ishikawa Prefecture
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to accept; to receive; to agree
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best