to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
reorganization; reorganisation
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
diplomatic negotiations; negotiations through diplomatic channels
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
traditional; customary; conventional
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
nowadays; in this day and age
prime minister; premier; chancellor
again and again; repeatedly
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
application; request; petition
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
former years; formerly; a few years ago
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
princess; Her Royal Highness
honorific affix; honorific prefix
broad-minded; open-minded; openhearted; generous; magnanimous
hereditary system; hereditary succession
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
jousting match; joust; tournament (medieval)