rock hard; stiff and unyielding (personality); clangor
concentration; density; cardinality
arrangement; pact; agreement
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
formation (e.g. of aircraft)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
noisy; confused; uproarious
senior; elder; person older than oneself
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
old capital; former capital
transition (esp. in scientific, computing, etc. contexts); succession
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to choke; to have trouble breathing
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
full dress; formal dress; uniform
hanging garden; hanging gardens
yourself; himself; herself
several people; a few people
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
escaping from prison; breaking out of prison; jailbreak; jailbreaking (a smartphone, video game console, etc.)
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
impudence; shamelessness; brazenness; brazen person; shameless person; impudent person
worldly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
(Japanese) imperial succession
right (to do something); authority; power