(social) position; status
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
absolute authority or power (over someone or something)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
local referendum; poll of residents; plebiscite
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
royal capital; imperial capital
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
competent; suitable; qualified
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
popular will; will of the people
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
reflection (light, image, situation, attitude, etc.); reflecting; influence; application (e.g. of an update)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program