planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
knock on wood; touch wood; heaven forbid; God help me; absit omen!
Donald Duck (Disney Cartoon character)
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
(plump and) happy-looking
touché; you've got me there
hurriedly (escaping); (leaving) quickly
play; recreation; playing (a sport); play; playing (a musical instrument); musical performance; play (theatrical performance)
man among men; manly man; alpha male
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
assistant (esp. in show business or sumo); attendant; chaperon
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
vacant post; vacancy; post in name only
(not) in the slightest; (not) at all
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
intimidating enough to quieten a crying child
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
having spirit; (being) staunch; having backbone
spa (mineral spring); spa (establishment with facilities for beauty treatment, weight loss, relaxation, etc.); health spa; spaghetti
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
Imperial Household Agency
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
old body; aged person; elderly person
right wing; right wing (of a bird or aircraft); right wing (of an army, building, etc.); right flank; right field; right fielder; right wing (in soccer, rugby, etc.)
security police; special police; special; TV special; 78-rpm record; standard play (VHS recording speed); SP
studhorse; stallion; breeding horse
the Emperor's person or presence
the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead; Hades