row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
standing at attention; standing stiffly upright
talk; story; conversation
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
phrase; phrase; strawberry
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
nothing but; except; no more than
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
thickly; heavily; profusely; (complain) endlessly; excessively; tediously
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
to grow taller (of people)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to liken to; to compare to; to pattern after; to model after; to imitate
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
transfer; assignment; conveyance
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
based on; built on; made from
authenticity; credibility