lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
victim (esp. someone killed); casualty
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
the work of man; human feat; something humanly possible
to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
personal; individual; private
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to let an opportunity slip
the prospects look brighter; there is hope of accomplishing (something)
royal capital; imperial capital
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
royal castle; imperial castle
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
standing close together; bristling (with)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
in person; personally; directly
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
substitution; alternative; substitute
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
troublesome; annoying; complicated