confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
(scattered) spots; specks; speckles
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
loyal retainer; loyal subject
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
(navigable) canal; waterway
means of transportation; transport service
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
gondola (boat, esp. in Venice); gondola (hot-air balloon, airship, etc.); basket; scaffold (building); display shelf (shop)
fort; stronghold; fortification
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
the lower classes; the common people
ostentation; show; affectation
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
laborious; arduous; strenuous; painstaking; trying; taxing
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
general mobilization; full mobilization
treatment (medical, cosmetic, massage, etc.); carrying out (therapy, hypnosis, etc.); practicing; surgical operation; procedure
since then; from that time; ever since
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
number (of long, cylindrical things, movies, trains, home runs, etc.)
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
all eyes; public attention
innocent; cherubic; childlike
training range; training grounds; training area
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment; conscription
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
to do something distinguished; to perform great deeds; to distinguish oneself (e.g. in war)