allotment; quota; payment in installments; payment in instalments; hire-purchase
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
persistent; stubborn; sticky; viscous; viscous temperament (in Kretschmer's classification); epileptoid temperament
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
one's view on love; one's philosophy of love
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor
to half-rise to one's feet
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
to choke; to have trouble breathing
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
(carrying) close to one's person; next to the skin
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
eternal; everlasting; perpetual; immemorial
to prostrate oneself (before)
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; intently; earnestly; single-mindedly; trudgingly; ploddingly
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
incompetent; have no merit
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
stubborn person; obstinate person; pig-headed person
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
cut; reduction; curtailment
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; truck; bogie
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
tacit; unspoken; implicit
common sense; common knowledge; common understanding
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
having no hesitation in stating; having no hesitation in declaring
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
obviously known; open secret; clear for all to see; being found out
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
becoming a pupil (of); becoming a disciple; introduction (to); primer; entering through a gate