that's the way it is; such is life
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to make an appearance; to show up
to be hesitant; to feel timid
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
rational; reasonable; logical
assize; court; legislature
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
dealing with; coping with
imperial throne; the Crown
(Japanese) imperial succession
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
cooperation; collaboration
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight