as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
back (of a chair); backrest
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
to jar; to creak; to grate
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
don't you think?; indicates question
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
determination; conviction
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
conference room; council room
visit (from someone); call
mediator; go-between; middleman; broker
unity; union; solidarity; combination; banding together; teaming up
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to say; to tell; to state; to do
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
100,000; hundred thousand
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
to make trouble; to make waves; to cause discord
to manage something successfully; to be successful
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
short stature; short figure