dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
nomination (of a person to a position); selection; election; assignment; appointment
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
to hammer out the details; to work out details
to escape death; to be saved from death
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
brothers and sisters; siblings
(another's) child; child; kid
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
struggle (for); scramble; contest
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
early unofficial job offer; informal promise of employment
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
end of the world; farthest corner of the earth
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
nonchalant air; unruffled air
draw (in competition); tie game
(playing a) game (of go, shogi, etc.)
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
inauguration; installation ceremony
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
quarreling; wrangling; argument; fuss
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
the late emperor; preceding emperor
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
unproductive; counterproductive
affiliated school; school attached to a university
to put on track; to make go to plan; to put into orbit; to send into orbit
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
school building; schoolhouse