stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
to speak ill of; to disparage
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
since one's birth; in one's whole life; all one's life
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
power; authority; jurisdiction
reinforcement; strengthening
influence; clout; leverage
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
ongoing; in progress; afoot
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
to be embarrassed; to lose face
in order; in turn; one by one
course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)
clearing one's throat; cough
authority; power; influence
system; institution; organization; organisation
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
hiding one's embarrassment
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to become like a different person; to have a change in personality
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on