worthy of special mention
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
honour; honor; dignity; prestige; reputation; appearances
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes
nodding (in agreement, with approval, etc.); repeatedly nodding and dozing off; suddenly (dying); deep (flavor, flavour, color, colour, etc.); rich
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
empress or imperial consort's bridal entry into the court
front shrine; hall of worship
admission to the courtroom
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
eternal; everlasting; perpetual; immemorial
unbroken; uninterrupted; continuous
absolutely (ought to); by all means; all; entirely
wet dream; nocturnal emission
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about
to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
perfect; complete; flawless
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till