public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
to say no more; to sink into silence
audience (with someone of high standing)
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
top; summit; twelve o'clock (usu. midnight); top of one's head; top of a helmet
spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
roofed corridor connecting two buildings; connecting passageway; skyway; skybridge; skywalk
to become hoarse; to become husky
to sink (into); to get depressed
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
with a momentary flash of light
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
honour; honor; glory; privilege
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
seasonal greeting; conventional opening phrase in a letter, appropriate to the season
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
in the mountains; among the mountains
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
to hold fast; to protect to the end
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
nod; inclination of the head
antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution
medicine; drug; chemical (agent); chemicals
pungent; irritating; acrid
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
inheritance; something given or received