unification; centralization; integration; drawing things together; working out a common policy; consolidation
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
teachers, superiors, and men of prominence
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
to split; to be split; to splinter
to squeeze out; to wring out
this world; this life; this generation; present day
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
(person who has the) hands of God; master; virtuoso
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
first generation; founder
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
assistance (in a fight); help; aid; helper; supporter
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
utterly (unknown; esp. of someone's whereabouts); completely; (no information) whatsoever; at all
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
message; informative matter
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
pending question; unresolved problem
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with