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to keep (a person) waiting

11

nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter; nothing to worry about

3

physical work; manual labour (labor)

3

leadership; initiative; spearhead

10

the right person in the right place

1

success rate

6

imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace

60

to entertain; to treat

4

as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect

1

to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct

1

to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty

2

power

22

opponent; antagonist

7

to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with

1

unlimited; unrestricted; limitless

3

conquest; domination; supremacy; winning (a championship)

6

defensive battle

2

endemic species

3

to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official

6

to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome

3

approximate (number); rough (calculation); sloppy; lackadaisical; crude

11

out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit

3

direct

11

to give an order

12

interpretation; explanation; reading; construction

3

(one) line; (one) row

1

rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance

45

arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations

7

guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

61

dead of night (when even the trees and plants sleep)

1

street; quarter; district; area

79

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

274

courtyard; quadrangle; middle court

18

numerous; many

3

guard (soldier)

26

motorcycle; motorbike; bike; bicycle

29

maintaining contact (with); keeping in contact (with); keeping in touch (with); introducing (unacquainted people); getting acquainted (with one another)

2

to take care of

2

lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid

22

commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)

41

persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency

6

mission; delegation; mission (assignment); (religious) mission; mission school; transmission (in a motor vehicle)

2

impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag

18

Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard

7

lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

2

supporter; backer

2

flying column; detached force

12

unlocking

1

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

7

from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret

3