grand; formal; ceremonial; (feeling) awkward; self-conscious; embarrassed
to step forward; to take a step forward
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
to cease; to stop; to be over
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
bleachers; grandstand; spectator seating
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
astounding; tremendous; wild; crazy; exorbitant; outrageous
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing
authenticity; credibility
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
custom; convention; common practice; (arch.) becoming accustomed (to)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to move off (into the distance); to become distant; to recede; to drift away (from a person, activity, etc.); to distance oneself (from); to become less frequent (e.g. of visits)
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
deceased; late; dead; departed
to take a position (e.g. on an issue); to adopt a stance
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with