overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to look forward to something
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
lately; recently; nowadays
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
having no special rank or title
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
something like ...; something called ...
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
long time; long interval; for quite some time
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
happy event; auspicious event; matter for congratulation
legal wife; her child; main family
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
my sincere congratulations; please accept my congratulations
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
to know (a person); to think
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
less than ...; smaller ...
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment