(religious) piety; faith; devotion
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
chorus; singing in a chorus
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
sufferings; ordeals; agony; Passion (of Christ); crucifixion
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to value; to prize; to honor; to respect
to return a favor (favour); to repay
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
running away; escaping on foot
to hurt one's reputation; to be ashamed of oneself; to lose one's honour
person standing watch; guard duty
detour; circumvention; turning movement
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
end of the fiscal year; end of the school year
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
head of year; teacher in charge of all classes for a whole year
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
to make someone fall forward; to do thoroughly
to put into effect; to put into practice