valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
very popular; highly favoured
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
long military service; having experienced many battles
brave warrior; hero; brave man
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
to exert oneself; to make efforts
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
heart; guts; nerve; central part
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
otherwise; or else; if not
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time