(religious) piety; faith; devotion
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
singing together; singing in union; chorus; ensemble singing; choral singing; chorus
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
sufferings; ordeals; agony; Passion (of Christ); crucifixion
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to value; to prize; to honor; to respect; to honour; to honor
to return a favor (favour); to repay
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
discretion; judgement; judgment
(one's) game (esp. in dating); attraction techniques; methods of making oneself more attractive; pickup skills
running away; escaping on foot
to stain one's honour (of a man); to hurt one's reputation; to bring shame upon oneself; to become less of a man
person standing watch; guard duty
detour; circumvention; turning movement
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
end of the fiscal year; end of the school year
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
to put into effect; to put into practice
extremely; very; terribly; awfully; tremendously; incredibly
don't worry about it; there is nothing to fear; there is no need for anxiety; everything is under control