honour; honor; glory; renown
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
all ages to come; all generations; eternity
to have the privilege of doing
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
influence; clout; leverage
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
person of common sense; common sense man
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
each; (arch.) you (plural)
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
to raise the reputation of one's family; to found a house
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; misconception; misunderstanding
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
ancestor; forefather; foremother
rival; competitor; competition
(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)
individual differences; personal equation
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to cut (someone) down; to slay
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable to look on in silence; to be unable to overlook; to be unable to remain indifferent to
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
to yield; to give in; to bend (knee, etc.); to subdue; to overpower; (arch.) to feel down
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to give a round of applause; to applaud