to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
confused; flustered; at a loss
piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
nictitation; winking; palpebration; (arch.) moment; (arch.) instant; (arch.) second
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
this (very thing); this precisely
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to leave a trail; to leave traces; to have a lasting effect
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
happy memory; sweet memory
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
(the) second (party, rank, etc.); B (grade); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
very much; exceedingly; extremely
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
practical question; practical problem; practical matter
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest