commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
worldly desires; materialistic desires
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
characteristic; (distinctive) feature; peculiarity; spot color; spot colour
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to make merry; to be festive
to have a tendency; to be liable to; to have a touch of; to have a smack of
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
training; drill; practice; discipline
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
diligent; hard-working; industrious
clever; bright; smart; intelligent
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
young master; son of a high-ranking person
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
official in charge; person in charge
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
established practice; custom
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
history; pedigree; lineage
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
town; city; municipal; urban
(national) capital (city); metropolis
subway; metro; underground (railway)
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)