politeness; good manners; courtesy; etiquette
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to ask a question; to ask questions
incident; affair; happening; event
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
several years; a few years
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
the same rank; equality; apposition
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
imperial sanction; royal charter; chartered (e.g. chartered accountant)
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
account book; register; ledger
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
to rule a line; to draw a line
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
sales; selling; marketing
sharing; share (on social media); market share
the very best; excellent; superb
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)