clearing one's throat; cough
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
situated deep in the mountains
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
commander; commanding officer; CO
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
imperial court; royal court
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
final; eventual; ultimate
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
red snow (due to microscopic algae, yellow sand, etc.)
four generations; fourth generation immigrant; yonsei; the fourth (e.g. George IV)
death (of an emperor); demise
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
Imperial Guard Division (pre-1945)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
cavalry; cavalryman; trooper