farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
superior; superiors; senior
standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
being adopted into the family of one's bride
to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
to get on a horse; to mount a horse
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
not covered (by); not subject (to)
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
higher rank; better position
priority; order of precedence
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
it is I who should say so
the same kind; accomplice; partner
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
being in love with each other
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find