assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
successor; replacement; second wife
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
training; drill; practice; discipline
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn towards; to point
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
to go past; to pass; to pass by
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to