to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
review (of learned material); revision
silence; stillness; quietness
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
hanging garden; hanging gardens
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
(both) openly and covertly; publicly and privately; implicitly and explicitly
to administer affairs of state; to attend to government affairs
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
retired emperor; ex-emperor; former emperor; emperor emeritus
in advance; beforehand; previously
heeding; paying attention; bearing in mind
will not do; do not; does not
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
justice; fairness; impartiality
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
small change; coins; small sum of money
gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)