former (incumbent); predecessor
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
complete change; about-face
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to bridge (e.g. cultural divides, technical differences, etc.); to bring together
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to rush over; to run up to
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
mountain climbing; mountaineering
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
deliverer; deliveryman; delivery person
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
merry voices (e.g. of children playing)