accession to the throne; enthronement
dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
fifth court rank; black-crowned night heron (Nycticorax nycticorax); night heron; five ranks; five stages
the same rank; equality; apposition
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
looking on (somebody) as hostile
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
just as one was told; like she (he) said
candy; sweet; confectionary
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
childlike mind; judgment as a child (judgement)
to think of; to come up with
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
passing mark (examination); passing grade
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
progress; being under way
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
teacher's desk; teacher's lectern
special measure; special measures
to know personally; to have personal knowledge of
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
to perform the last rites over the deceased; to give someone their final notice (e.g. when firing them); to give someone the final word
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
person of doubtful origin