custom; practice; convention; precedent
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
the most ... of all (in team, department, class, etc.); the greatest ... in
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
factory manager; works manager
established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation
standard of conduct; code of behavior; moral code; culture (of an organization)
fluent (in a language); flowing
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to put into effect; to put into practice
judgment paper; judgement paper
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
tea utensils; container for powdered green tea (tea ceremony)
to apologize; to apologise
to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
like a decent person; human
the ancients; ancient people
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
secrecy; highly classified information
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
gentlemanly; well-mannered; well-bred; gentlemanlike
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
rare (or peculiar) animal
gunport; embrasure; muzzle
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious