pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
use of blue eyebrow pencil to indicate a character has shaved his cheeks (in kabuki)
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
construction; architecture (of buildings)
at first; in the beginning; originally
fortress; castle; citadel; enclosure; castle walls
political offense; political offence; political crime; political offender; political prisoner; prisoner of conscience
exhibition; display; putting on show
armory; armoury; ordnance department
charge; grounds; suspicion
high priest; highly-ranked priest; virtuous priest; priest of great sanctity and learning
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
your highness; your grace; your eminence
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
National Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1947-); Imperial Diet; legislative assembly of Japan (1889-1947); legislative assembly; parliament
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
treaty; pact; convention; agreement
secret; private; surreptitious
conclusion; execution (of a contract); entering (into treaty); fastening (as in a joint)
to say; to be pleased to say
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
compensation; indemnification; reparation; consideration
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
contract; compact; agreement
fixed amount (of money); fixed sum; flat sum
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards