that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
prime minister; premier; chancellor
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
bonus; bounty; reward; compensation
although I say; although one might say; although called
to accept; to receive; to agree
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
sharp rise (in prices); steep rise; substantial increase; soaring
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
immediately; right away; on the spot
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
story; tale; talk; discussion
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to head towards; to direct one's steps to