on the occasion of; at the time of
face contorted and about to cry
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
continuously; continually; without a break; next; then; after that
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
stature; height; size; physique
court (of law); courtroom
chair; stool; post; office; position
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
possession (esp. of a territory)
everlasting; eternal; continued; unchanging
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to pilfer; to filch; to swipe