taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
answering machine; answer phone
answering machine; answerphone
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits
card (with a message written on it)
(present) head of a family
well-known; noted; celebrated
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
honor; honour; credit; prestige
every year; yearly; annually
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
administration; governance; the authorities; authority
influence; clout; leverage
tradition; legend; folklore
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
multiplication table; times table
whole year; entire year; n-th year anniversary
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
surely; certainly; without doubt
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
follower; attendant; valet; servant
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
key person; important person
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder