doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
constant; steady; constant
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
evolution; evolution; becoming more advanced; progress
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
in name only; titular; nominal
nongovernment organization (organisation); NGO
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
distilled liquor; spirits
Islamic State; IS; Daesh; information separator; delimiter
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
spirits (distilled beverage); spirit
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
thoughtful; deep-thinking
beginning of the year; the oldest person
award ceremony; prize-giving
March; third month of the lunar calendar
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
national holiday; public holiday
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
person from the countryside; countryman; countryfolk; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)