dukedom; duchy; principality
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
information bureau; intelligence department
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
alliance; aimag; league; administrative subdivision in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia
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)
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
place; room; margin; scope
in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
negotiations; discussions; connection
solidarity; joint; collective
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
regarding oneself (as); fancying oneself (as); seeing oneself (as); considering oneself (to be); pretension
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
group; bunch; crowd; group
single word; a few words; brief comment
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
leadership; initiative; spearhead
tariff (import tax); duty; customs
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
queendom; country ruled by a queen
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
opposite; reverse; contrary