custom; practice; convention; precedent
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
without permission; without notice
overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
break; pause; halt; (temporary) stop
medicated bath; (medical) decoction; infusion; medicinal hot spring
secret communication (with the enemy); collusion; betrayal; adultery; (extramarital) affair
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
newly appointed; inaugural
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
(personnel) change; transfer; relocation; reassignment; reshuffle
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
(religious) faith; belief; creed
one color; one kind; one tendency; being the sole mood, sentiment, focus of attention, etc.
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
blockage; blockade; blocking up; stoppage; obstruction; occlusion
national customs and manners; provincial song or ballad; waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry)
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
(religious) piety; faith; devotion