secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
some people; a few people; several people
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
throughout; all through; right through
destination; place one stays during a trip
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
festival; feast; carnival
to stand in a line; to stand in a row; to be equal
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
official function; state function
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to look upwards; to look up
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
attached or belonging to a house
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
written investigation; report of an investigation; school record (on a student); transcript (of grades)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
journey; route of a journey
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
national border; provincial border
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
and; thereupon; because of that
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation