holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
every evening; every night
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
association; society; organization; organisation
meeting hall; assembly hall
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper
headquarters; head office; main office
district; section; sector
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
offender; criminal; culprit
of all things (days, etc.)
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
power of the state; government authority
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
personal; individual; private
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
feelings; thoughts; meaning
tedious; boring; being fed up with