puppeteer; puppet player; wirepuller; string-puller; man behind the scenes
to enter into diplomatic relations
stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
to pair with; to pair up; to pair off
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
major war; great war; world war
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
germination; sprouting; budding
encryption; encipherment; password protection
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
(having) life-and-death power (over)
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
wounded person; injured person
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
enshrinement; installation (of an image)
to one's heart's content or satisfaction
survival; remaining; being extant; being left
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
each; (arch.) you (plural)
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on
secret art; the mysteries
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
literally; to the letter; literal
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
account of a dream; fantastic story; wild tale; empty dream
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride