to sit for an examination
propriety; right and wrong; advisability; pro and con; ayes and noes
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to ask a question; to ask questions
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
inn; tavern; (arch.) basket used by travellers to carry food and other supplies; (arch.) basket used by travellers to carry horse fodder
interested person; volunteer; supporter
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
(overnight) stay; lodging
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
long-established; old-established; traditional
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to feel chilly; to be afraid; to be frightened; to be nervous
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend
explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
clever; bright; smart; intelligent
preliminary test or trial; tryout; workout; warm-up
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
manners; etiquette; polite behaviour
civil affairs; civil case
decision; ruling; award; arbitration
judicial precedent; leading case; prior case
statement (of a carefully reasoned logical argument); dissertation; enunciation; setting forth
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode