to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
at that time; in those days
... years old; age (of) ...
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
beginning; outset; first; onset
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
imperial court; royal court
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
family; relatives; dependents; household
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
but; however; even though; even if
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to shake; to waver; to tremble
patriotic feelings; patriotism
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
troublesome; annoying; complicated
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)