Audience - Eh?

Japanese: 謁 - えっする

〘Independent verb change〙 Essu 〘Independent verb change〙 To meet someone of high status or a superior. To come face to face with. ※Iroha Jiruisho (1177-81) "Audience Essu Mentai Judai" ※Taiheiki (late 14th century) 22 "When I paid an audience with Ryukao, his emperor's face shone with an especially beautiful glow."

Etsu [Audience]

〘 noun 〙① To meet someone of high rank or superior. A meeting. An audience. [Records of the Grand Historian: The Biography of Fan Ju]② A business card. ※Excerpts from Records of the Grand Historian (1477), 13 "The missed audience was due to Li Sheng, who was holding the card in his hand, being careless and losing it because he was too unprepared." [Records of the Grand Historian: The Annals of Emperor Gaozu]

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Japanese:

〘自サ変〙えっ・す〘自サ変〙身分の高い人や目上の人に会う。まみえる。お目にかかる。※色葉字類抄（1177‐81）「謁エッス面謁拾謁」※太平記（１４Ｃ後）二二「龍顔に謁(エッシ)奉りしかば君玉顔殊に麗しく照らして」