name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
duty; obligation; responsibility
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
something like ...; something called ...
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
reaching; attaining; arrival
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
memory; ability to remember
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase