with all due respect ...; I venture to say ...; Excuse me, but ...
investiture of the Crown Prince
study group; study meeting
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with
best pupil; leading disciple
just the other day; quite recently
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to add (to); to add on; to append
while alive; during one's lifetime
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
episode; anecdote; vignette
the world in general; society; convention
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
founder of a religious sect
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases