to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; -ass
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
atrocity; outrage; heinousness
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
annulation; ring shape; loop shape
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
moonlight; moon; moonbeams
to make a distinction; to differ; to be different
to strain (oneself); to bear down; to exert oneself; to put on a bold front; to make a show of strength; to swagger
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
younger pupil (of the same master); younger disciple; junior member
senior pupil (of the same master); senior disciple; senior student; senior member
complete victory; total victory
the lowest (of its kind); the poorest
to backfire; to have a harmful result
remaining bullets; remaining ammunition
to take off one's clothes; to undress
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
rice grasshopper (of genus Oxya); grasshopper; locust (of family Catantopidae)