to learn; to study; to take lessons in
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
accession to the throne; enthronement
grandfather; male senior-citizen
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
everybody; every last one of them; all
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
(kicking and) struggling; wriggling; floundering; to get into a panic; to make a fuss; to make a scene
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
early on; earlier on; from early
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
nightlife; night amusements
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to be boiled down; to come to a standstill; to reach an impasse; to approach a conclusion (of a discussion, investigation, etc.)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
prompt; immediate; in real time
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)