missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
official announcement; proclamation
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
participation; joining; entry; adherence
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
because of; owing to; due to
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
presence; sitting with; being with
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
recommendation; referral; endorsement
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
go that far; to that extent
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
(turned out) all right in the end
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
conference room; council room
leader; authority; mainstay
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
pleased to make your acquaintance
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin