naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
distant look; faraway look
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to serve; to work for; to attend
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
in comparison to; rather than
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
the late king; the preceding king; good ancient kings
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
changing clothes; change of clothes
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions