ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
commandant; commanding officer; general
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
at least; at most; (even) just
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say