duty; obligation; responsibility
sublime; noble; high-minded
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
love of cleanliness; liking to keep things clean; tidiness (of people); neatness
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
United Kingdom; Britain; English (language)
overwhelming; overpowering; prevailing
royal castle; imperial castle
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to discuss; to talk together
distinction; discrimination
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
nakiri knife; vegetable knife; cutting vegetables
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over something; pondering
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
coherence; order; focus; point
to train; to discipline; to teach manners
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
to feel relaxed; to be soothed
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
closing years (period, days); last stage; end stage; terminal (e.g. cancer, disease, etc.); final
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
efficiency; moment (i.e. magnetic moment)
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
to cut corners; to be shoddy
merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal