preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to attempt; to test; to try out
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
(your, his, her) daughter
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
of course; certainly; naturally
friction; discord; strife
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
mother's body (esp. when pregnant or after giving birth); parent body; parent organization; base
reading too much into (what ... says)
increase in activity; activation
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
just person; man of justice; righteous person; upright person
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
curfew; lockdown; grounding
immense; awesome; enormous; terrific
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
evening; night; nighttime