general; lieutenant general
native state (of pre-independence India); princely state
Schwartz; Schwarz; Shvarts; Swartz; Szwarc
abduction victims; abductees
city councillor; city councilor; city assemblyman
program of a ceremony (programme)
financial circumstances; financial situation; circulation of money
Mercury (Roman god); Mercury (planet); mercury (Hg)
going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing
to become hollow (with age, illness, etc.); to be scrawny; to be thin
Minister of Defense; Minister of Defence
doctor's degree; doctorate; PhD
small private school (esp. for cramming); private school (in the Edo period, orig. run by Confucianists)
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex
special directive; special order; special mission; special appointment
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
unexpected (joy, success, etc.); unanticipated; beyond what one hoped; beyond one's expectations
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
majority group (party, faction)
university (college) professor
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
lacking a plan; haphazard
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
settlement; permanent residency
to loiter around; to wander about
custom; habit; customary practice