circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
what kind of business; what sort of matter
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
authenticity; credibility
marching orders; sailing orders
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
in person; personally; directly
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
royal castle; imperial castle
successive generations; successive emperors
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
chain of command; line of command; command structure; command system
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to have one's horizons broadened
whole area; surrounding area; all around; everywhere; all over the place
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
group; bunch; crowd; group
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
central part; heart (of a city)
calamity; disaster; misfortune
former site (of something); site (e.g. of a demolished building)
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
surface of the earth; ground surface
to lick off; to take (something) off by licking
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
position; location; base; point; site
thorough; exhaustive; complete
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
image; figure; figure; form; image
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
right under; directly below
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold