common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
imperial government; imperialism; monarchical rule
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
favourite horse; favorite horse
to boost; to force up; to push up
every place; various places
three; three years of age
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to differ; to vary; to disagree
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
Ireland (country); Éire; Ireland (island)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
named after; associated with; connected with