faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
among these; between these; of these
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
face; looks; vestiges; trace
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to thrust before; to thrust at
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
staying out overnight without giving notice; spending night(s) away from home without permission (leave)
superior; superiors; senior
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
discipline; training; teaching manners
at the last moment; this late in the game
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
perseverance; determination; tenacity; energy
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
it is I who should say so
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit