crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
squad leader; group leader; team leader
call; summons; convening; convocation
in session; in progress; under way; open
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
newcomer; initiate; rookie
group; party; team; squad; section
power balance; balance of power
awards ceremony recognizing excellence (e.g. in sake or natto)
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
thinnish; somewhat narrow
named after; associated with; connected with
slight; thin; on the weak side
Swiss roll; jelly roll; roll cake
start of a romance; beginning of love
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
swaying (with large slow movements); shaking
to be flurried; to be confused; to lose one's head
nothing one can say (e.g. about something perfect); not a thing one can complain about; better than one could hope for
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous