title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
to look down on; to make light of
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
defense; defence; protection
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
to give something weight; to give something dignity
fixed interval; fixed period
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
school affairs; religious affairs
internal or domestic affairs
General Staff Headquarters
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
all eyes; public attention
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to be full of pride; to be boastful
to act arrogantly; to be puffed up with success; to behave like one is better than others
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
cannot be helped; unavoidable
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination