Vocabulary

to wait

falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency

account book; ledger; register

captain (Army, US Marine Corps, USAF); lieutenant (Navy); flight lieutenant (RAF, RAAF, RNZAF, etc.)

large fire

sinking; subsidence

suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling

common idea; common wisdom; generally accepted idea

custom; general rule; convention

tsukemono (pickled vegetables)

lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)

fall; decline; slump

part time (school system)

established theory; accepted opinion; accepted explanation

imperialism

eligible; qualified; competent

conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence

iron plate; steel plate

changing (job, career, lifestyle, social position, beliefs, etc.)

resale

chit; slip; ticket; voucher

palace; hall

crossing; passage; transit

each (every) time; whenever

courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

east entrance; east exit

stealing; theft

omen; portent; sign; presage; harbinger; premonition

to sever; to cut off

prop; strut; support; brace; bar

exit and entrance

jump; plunge; dive

taking in; bringing in

half and half; fifty-fifty

seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; sprout

one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section

manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit

retiring voluntarily; resigning one's post (to make way for others); stepping down; bowing out

Muromachi period (1336-1573)

to go too far; to go past