looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to say previously unspoken thoughts; to start saying; to court someone
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
appointments and dismissal
(historical) army base; navy base
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
recommendation; referral; endorsement
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
twice; again; second time
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
official in charge of the administration of domains and general affairs of powerful noble families (from the middle of the Heian period); titled lady (legal wife of an important official); government office related to finances (Kamakura and Muromachi periods); clerk working for large temples and shrines
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
Board of Retainers (Kamakura and Muromachi-period government office); samurai guard house (Heian and Kamakura periods)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
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
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
retirement; resignation; stepping down
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
groom; footman; steward; intendant; (arch.) head of an institution, esp. religious; (arch.) head of one institution serving also as the head of another
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
leadership; initiative; spearhead
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate