deep inside; innermost place
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to come and go; to go back and forth
to live; to reside; to inhabit
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
to dye; to colour; to color
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
to say; to tell; to state; to do
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)