meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
training; drill; practice; discipline
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
genuine article; real thing; real deal
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
cardinal (Catholic church)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
large number (of); many; majority
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
(with) great vigour (from the way splitting bamboo goes all down the stick); irresistible force
to win and advance to the next round
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to have no chance (of succeeding)
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
rule; reign; government; governing
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
people; citizens; subjects; folk
founder; originator; pioneer
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)