assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
member of an entourage or retinue or party; attendant
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to overdo; to do too much
to knock together; to strike against each other; to clash; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance); to coordinate
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
falling in love; attachment
direct appeal; direct petition
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
magnificent house; luxurious home; palatial residence; stately mansion
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
hair disarranged during sleep; bed hair; habit of moving around in one's sleep; tossing and turning in sleep; sleeping habit (esp. of a child or toddler)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
never mind!; don't worry about it
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
gatekeeper; doorman; porter
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
all you want; as much as one wants
guidance; leadership; leading the way
front garden; front yard; vestibule (of the ear)
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
formation; molding; making (up); repair (e.g. with plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
fresh and youthful; lively; vibrant; vivacious; juicy (e.g. fruit)
flowers; beautiful; spectacular