order; discipline; regularity; system; method
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
this for sure; certainly is
council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
vice president (of a club or organization, organisation)
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
duty; obligation; responsibility
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
certification; attestation; authentication; Imperial attestation
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to have a talk; to tell a story
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
of course; certainly; naturally
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
while; even though; despite
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
attendance; presence; appearance
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted