(social) class; rank; grade
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
depending on; dependent on
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to serve; to work for; to attend
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
friendly relations; social relations; social life
to mark the end; to spell the end
society; public; community; social studies
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
mild; mild-mannered; gentle
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
governor-general; governor; viceroy
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to change into; to be transformed; to be transfigured; to transform; to alter; to convert
division; section; demarcation; (traffic) lane; compartment; classification
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
to blaze; to burn brightly
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to become greasy; to be oil-stained
to make over (clothing); to have altered; to renovate
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
wild; violent; rough-mannered; rough (e.g. work); crude; coarse
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
time; season; period; phase; stage
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
competition; rivalry; something worth doing