to prostrate oneself before
supreme; sublime; highest
crown; diadem; bottle cap
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
companion; company; tritagonist
polite; courteous; hospitable
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
confections; sweets; candy; cake
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
power; authority; influence
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
stern expression; severe expression; grim expression
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
in spite of; regardless of
objection; dissent; protest
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
strategy meeting; council of war
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
convenient; handy; useful