thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
just past noon; afternoon
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
landing; alighting; touch down
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
I see; that's right; indeed
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
cooperation; coordination; link
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
gradually; slowly but steadily
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
strong interaction; strong force
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
perfect; complete; flawless
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every