breach of manners; breach of etiquette
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
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
to look forward to something
lately; recently; nowadays
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
having no special rank or title
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
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
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
hegemony; leadership; initiative
leaping flames; flying sparks; spread of fire (due to leaping flames); repercussions in unanticipated areas; spilling over; impetigo contagiosa
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
health; healthy; sound; fit
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
much more; not to mention; not to speak of; to say nothing of; let alone