worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
attendance; presence; appearance
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
behind; in the rear; in back
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
pair; the two; both persons; both things
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
order of seats; seating precedence; class standing
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
putting a plan into operation
colleague; workmate; comrade; coworker
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to stand on end (hair, fur); to bristle; to ruffle (up)
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
trusting too much; overestimating ability
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
stereoscopy; three-dimensional vision
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
knowing; (an) acquaintance
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
tone (of voice); manner of talking
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
one cause; one reason; one factor
courteous; decorous; polite
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
form of government; system of government; polity