person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
punishment by demotion; disciplinary demotion
to tell; to announce; to declare; to pass (a sentence); to order
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
authority; power; function
that's a different matter; that's a different story
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
(stroke of) luck; (unexpected) good fortune; godsend; windfall
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
family; relatives; dependents; household
in an instant; instantly; in a moment; instantaneously; in the twinkling of an eye
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to rant and rave; to raise hell
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to come back; to bloom a second time
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
source of information; intelligence source; message source
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to be impolite; to be discourteous
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)