please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
in the future; another day; later
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
time passes; the days and months go by; the months roll on
older sister; elder sister
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
National Public Safety Commission
(committee) chairman; president
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)
to look forward to something
telephone call; telephone (device)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to telephone; to make a phone call
business trip; official trip
regular customer; valued client
to rock; to shake; to swing
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand