under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
subsection head; assistant manager; chief clerk
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
person's own words; personal story; direct quote
breach of manners; breach of etiquette; faux pas
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
15th day of the month; 15 days
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
having no special rank or title
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
intuition; instinct; hunch
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
legal wife; her child; main family
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
my sincere congratulations; please accept my congratulations
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
to know (someone); to think; to believe
(suffering a) complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help; disservice
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help