pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
to snap; to break (under pressure)
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
charm; spell; curse; malediction; dharani; mantra
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
deleterious substance; toxic substance
to serve; to work for; to attend
entering (government) service; attendance (at one's office); presenting oneself for duty
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to be blissful; to be very happy
powerful medicine; strong poison
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
back country; remote countryside
student; follower; students and pupils
professor; teaching; instruction
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
infant; child; pageboy; page; child in a traditional festival procession
to soak (into); to permeate; to sting (of a wound, sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (e.g. with vice); to be steeped (e.g. with prejudice)
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet; Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
admiration; being impressed (by)
to prostrate oneself (before)
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
grim; stern; stark; heartless