ceremony; rite; ritual; service
admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to see through; to see the true nature of something
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
due form; official; formality
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to incorporate; to work into; to insert
managerial liability; executive responsibility; accountability
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
how many people; a number of people
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
downstairs neighbour (neighbor); subordinate
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to look around; to survey
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
whole army; whole team; all armies; all teams
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
most of all; extremely; supremely
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)