congratulatory visit to the Imperial Palace (e.g. at New Year)
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to put on the brakes; to put a stop to
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
how can (one) do something
originally; by nature; from the start
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
slightly early; just before
setting off (on a trip); departure
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to overstep the mark; to go too far; to overdo it