role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
to wield a baton; to swing a baton; to lead; to direct; to command
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
arista; awn; (grain) beard
rakshasa; man-eating demon in Hinduism and Buddhism
empress dowager; queen mother
being served food outside the meditation hall (at a Zen temple); serving food; food served; begging; beggar
interior; inside; internal
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
dealing with; coping with
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
punishment (esp. spanking a child); criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
government official; public servant; civil servant
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
decorum; propriety; politeness
such ... as; or some such
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
personality; character; individuality; personhood
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least