failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
within a marriage; between husband and wife; conjugal
virgin; innocent young woman
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
in terms of; from the point of view of
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
the people; citizens; the populace
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to brew (sake, etc.); to cause; to bring on; to bring about
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
modesty; self-control; discretion
first meeting; first interview with
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
running errands; going on errands; (transaction of) business; going about one's business; doing one's business (i.e. at the toilet); going to the washroom
barbershop; barber shop; barber
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to keep (the matter) for another occasion
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
modern times; the modern age; this day and age
comfort (in living place)
to become better; to improve
manners; courtesy; etiquette
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
above all else; more than anything
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month