to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
secret; private; surreptitious
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
attendance at the House (Diet)
appointed time; timetable; schedule
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
legislative bill; measure; agenda item
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
front; frontage; facade; main
door; gate; opening; title page
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
instant; moment; for an instant
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
silent; quiet; solemn; softly; quietly; solemnly
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
Minister of Communications and Transportation (1885-1949)
Gotou Shoujirou (1838.4.13-1897.8.4)
big frame; large figure; huge body
calm; composed; leisurely
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
frost; white hair; grey hair; gray hair
one-thousandth; 0.03 mm (one-thousandth of a sun); 0.01 percent (one-thousandth of a wari); old monetary unit (0.0001 yen)
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
solemn; grave; impressive
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
railroad; railway; rail transport
original plan; original bill; original motion; draft
maintenance; preservation; improvement
whole house; whole audience
obedient; submissive; tame; slavish
kneeling down (to pray); going down on one's knees
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm