tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
headquarters; head office; main office
urgency; exigency; emergency
formal; official; ceremonious
to throw open; to leave open
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
to find fault with; to question
cabinet meeting; meeting of ministers
desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
much the same; nearly equal
court lady; lady-in-waiting
something; some kind of; for some reason
to run around; to bustle about
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
inspection; examination; survey
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
faint hopes; dim prospects; little hope; unlikely (to be successful)
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
incoherent; vague; silly; foolish
major incident; major happening; big scandal
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
reign; being on the throne
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
major war; great war; world war
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
imbecility; feeblemindedness; dark
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to approach; to draw near