ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
chuckle; snigger; laughing secretly
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
study; library; den; home office; reading room
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
government official; clerk
salt and pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
chair; stool; post; office; position
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
Supreme Court (until 1947); Great Court of Cassation
secretary (government); director; chief
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
etc.; et cetera; and so on
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; suddenly blushing; in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
cerebral stroke; apoplexy
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
postponement; deferment; adjournment
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
being a graduate of the same school; person who went to the same school; fellow alumnus
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple