to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
decoration; ornament; trimmings
button (clothing); push-button
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
tall figure; high stature
body; physique; build; stature
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
follower; attendant; valet; servant
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
government service; the bureaucracy
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be relieved; to feel relieved
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
face; surface; mask (esp. a noh or kyogen mask)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)