congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
formulaic; stereotyped; hackneyed
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
to raise (hoist) a flag; to raise an army; to start a new business
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
disorder; disturbance; unrest
turning point; transition phase
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
male instincts; male frivolity
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
list price; regular price; established price
pull; patronage; tug; discount
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
unspecified large number (of people)
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
rice cake shop keeper; rice cake store (shop)
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
major cleanup; spring cleaning