to serve; to work for; to attend
private tutor; coach; governess
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
due form; official; formality
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
unveiling; debut; introduction
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
member nation; member state; signatory
few decades; many decades; several decades
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
around the world; throughout the world
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
science and technology; scientific technique
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly