interview; stage debut; first appearance; meeting; trial for a servant
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
war; battle; match; game; competition
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
(how) many times; (how) often
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
in the meanwhile; during the time
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
civil administration; civil government; politics focused on the promotion of public welfare
to look up to (a person) as one's preceptor
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
to follow someone's last wishes; to fulfil a dying wish
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
provincial samurai in the middle ages, who engaged in agriculture in peacetime
going through; going via; going by way of
detour; circumvention; turning movement
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
last month; previous month
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down