hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
catercorner; diagonally opposite
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
front; frontage; facade; main
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
royal castle; imperial castle
unique; peculiar; special
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
accession to the throne; enthronement
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
news; word; tidings; omen
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
military affairs; military service
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
dozens; scores of; decades
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
wherein; therein; thereinto
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly