thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
opposite side; other side; other party
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
unkindness; unfriendliness
approval; acceptance; toleration
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
in case of; at that time; at this time
monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
historical; traditional; historic
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
pretension; assumption (of a title)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
nothing but; nothing more than; nothing less than
to be reduced to ashes; to be cremated
object representative of a divine spirit; object to which a spirit is drawn or summoned; object or animal occupied by a kami
bygones; the past; past event
gesture; gesticulation; motion
immortal; undying; indestructible
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
cool or attractive expression (when posing for a photo)
10th day of the month; ten days
suspicion (of others); jealousy
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
pulling down one's lower eyelid and sticking out one's tongue (as a taunt or gesture of contempt or rejection); no way!; no!; get lost!
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
logical; cogent; well-reasoned; logically consistent
to occur repeatedly; to repeat; to be repeated; to be frequent