defense; defence; protecting; preventing
royal castle; imperial castle
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
the present time; current
degeneration; decadence; deterioration; laxness; corruption
disorder; confusion; chaos
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
lineage; line; unification; all (of you)
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
government office; agency; board
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
imperial throne; the Crown
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
ten; 10; ten years of age
infancy; childhood; tender age
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
chief vassal; senior statesman
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
lecture attendance; auditing
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
secret; private; surreptitious
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
thereupon; shortly thereafter