(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
to go by the rules; to observe the regulations
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to add; to write a postscript
simply; merely; only; solely
toil; labor; labour; painstaking piece of work; (a) work involving considerable effort
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
fixed date; appointed day
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
traveller's journal; traveler's journal; travelogue
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
high-pitched tone; soprano
consists of; comprises; is made up of
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
tune (melody, piece of music)
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
flat ground; seats immediately in front of the stage (e.g. in kabuki); multi-brand display area (in a shop)
bank; weir; embankment; levee
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
unknown; obscure; insignificant
palace; hall; shrine; hall of fame
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
in succession; one after another
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
interpreter (in the Edo period)