ceremony; rite; ritual; service
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
generalization; generalisation; popularization; popularisation
East Asian age reckoning; traditional system of age reckoning whereby newborns are considered one year old and on New Year's Day one year is added to everyone's age
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
separate case; another matter; different matter; another project
point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark
the other day; a few days ago
trouble; quarrel; dispute
settlement; solution; resolution
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
conviction; belief; confidence
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
firm; unshakeable; resolute
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
about; concerning; related to; -ish
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
loyalty; allegiance; fidelity
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance
reformation; revolution; Meiji Restoration; Japan Innovation Party; Nippon Ishin no Kai
new government; new administration
nothing special; nothing significant; not a problem
objection; dissent; protest
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
such ... as; or some such
heroic; fierce; grand; sublime; magnificent
natural monument; protected species (animal, habitat, etc.)
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
details; particulars; everything; every last detail
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally