ceremony for appointing officials other than ministers (from the Heian period)
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
possible; likely; probable
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
appointments and dismissal
(historical) army base; navy base
recommendation; referral; endorsement
twice; again; second time
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
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
retirement; resignation; stepping down
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
groom; footman; steward; intendant; (arch.) head of an institution, esp. religious; (arch.) head of one institution serving also as the head of another
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
settlement; solution; resolution
something like ...; something called ...
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
program (e.g. TV); programme
successive jobs; consecutive jobs
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote
admonition; remonstrance; expostulation
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
preparatory phase; preparatory period
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for