demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to hand over; to surrender
one's own handwriting; autograph
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
call; summons; convening; convocation
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to question again; to repeat a question (esp. a problematic point, or to verify understanding); to repeat a query
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to let loose (e.g. a fart); to utter (e.g. a lie); to do
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)