completeness; being fully equipped; (suit of) armor; armour
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
authority; power; influence
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
ceremony; etiquette; courtesy; (Catholic) liturgy
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
succession to the peerage
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
member of the Diet; Diet member; member of parliament; MP
compulsory; obligatory; mandatory
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
demotion; relegation; downgrading
Ministry of Tourism (Brazil, India, New Zealand, etc.); Department of Tourism (South Africa, Philippines, etc.)
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
it's my turn; the ball is in my court; it's up to me
within the year; before the year is out
entering service (on a route; of a plane or ship); going into commission; being in service
fifth day of the month; five days
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
in advance; beforehand; previously
conveying the will of the governing to the governed; top-down (system)
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
whispering; murmuring; subdued