to manipulate puppets; to pull wires
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
government; administration
mass communication; mass media
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
(political) power; authority; influence
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to manage a state; to govern a country
to keep secret; to conceal
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
rule; reign; government; governing
to take on a role; to take part
near oneself; close to one; familiar
revengeful ghost; apparition
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
the world in general; society; convention
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
Western clothing; Western binding
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to revere; to respect; to worship
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
one round; one circuit; one revolution; one lap; one turn