strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
S; s; south; sulfur; nth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); small; second
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
envoy; ambassador; delegate; emissary; mission
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
Thebae; Thebae (Greece); Thebai; Thebes
fifth day of the month; five days
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
another thing; exception; special case
either way; in any case; one way or another
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
fourth day of the month; four days
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
to do for (the sake of someone else)
epitaph; inscription on a tombstone
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
study; library; den; home office; reading room
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)