rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
speech; expression; wording; language
politeness; good manners; courtesy; etiquette
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
to concern; to be related
settlement; solution; resolution
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
prime minister; premier; chancellor
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to look unconcerned; to assume a composed look
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
while moving; on the move
interior design; interior; upholstery
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
contrary to one's expectations
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
repentance; confession; penitence
status elevation; upgrading; promotion
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued