unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
loyal retainer; loyal subject
to rank next to; to come after
associate; junior; assistant; runner-up
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
power; authority; influence
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
order of seats; seating precedence; class standing
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
polite; courteous; hospitable
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (letter) till called for
to feel inferior; to feel small
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
decorum; propriety; politeness
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
excitement; exasperation; indignation; rage; fury
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
most of all; extremely; supremely
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
web (between fingers or toes); paddle; paddle blade
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
impoliteness; carelessness; misconduct; clumsiness
within the borders of a country; domestic soil; inland; interior; Japan proper (as opposed to its overseas colonies); homeland
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
serious illness; dangerous disease
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation