assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
retirement; resignation; stepping down
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
that is (to say); namely; precisely; exactly; if one does ..., then; in that case
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
safety; welfare; well-being
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; mercifully
picking out; choosing; picking (someone) up (in a vehicle); pickup (in a record player); (phono) cartridge; pickup (truck)
Surya (Hindu sun god also revered as one of the twelve devas in Shingon Buddhism); (arch.) sun
who benefits (from that)?; who cares?; who would want that?; pointless; of benefit to no one; of interest to no one
autumn-leaf viewing; fall-leaf viewing
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
a thorn in one's side; a pain in the butt (often someone higher in rank, ability, etc.); a person standing in one's way; a superior who obstructs one's freedom of action
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
chief vassal; senior statesman
to gain fame; to make one's name
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
vague; desultory; distracted; loose; half-hearted; diffuse
natural; reasonable; understandable
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
flashiness; showiness; bloom; flowers; Republic of China
scale; scope; plan; structure
one by one; in detail; minutely
topic of discussion; agenda
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
to exchange; to replace; to shift personnel; to replace one person with another
war; battle; match; game; competition
contact; touch; contact lens
bathroom; (arch.) bathing; (arch.) bathing attendant (for a noble)
embarkation; boarding (a ship or aircraft)
leaving (fleeing) the capital