thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to apologize; to apologise
chair; stool; post; office; position
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to give one's seat to someone; to offer one's seat
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
hereditary system; hereditary succession
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
widely viewed as a prominent prospect (for)
intimacy; affection; familiarity
general; popular; common; typical
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
mediator; manager; caretaker
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
another thing; exception; special case
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
spiritualist; medium; necromancer
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to order; to command; to appoint
dissent; disagreement; disapproval; objection; refusal