wedge; chock; linchpin; tie; bond
imperial villa; royal villa; detached palace
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother
using as an intermediary; through
to use and then throw away
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
immediately; at once; instantly
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
dominion; territory; possession
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
(theatrical) fighting scene
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
expulsion; excommunication
demotion; relegation; downgrading
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
nonchalant air; unruffled air
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
to feed (e.g. an animal on oats); to let eat; to support (e.g. a family); to provide for; to inflict (damage); to deal (e.g. a blow)
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
how; in what way; by what means