direct control; direct supervision
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
position; location; base; point; site
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
arbitrariness; despotism; high-handedness; tyranny
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
restraint; restriction; control; check
orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child
what is called; what they call; so-called
hard or crushing blow; severe attack
to open hostilities; to take up arms (against)
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
chief; main; principal; major
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
metre; meter; meter; gauge
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
Nagano (city, prefecture)
prefectural border; prefectural boundary
col; saddle between mountains