your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
fluent (in a language); flowing
impassioned speech; fervent speech
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
center; centre; metropolis
national parliament or congress building (e.g. National Diet Building (Japan), United States Capitol (USA), Houses of Parliament (UK), etc.)
to be erected; to be built
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
successive generations; successive emperors
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to take advantage (e.g. of a weak situation); to size up (e.g. customer when setting a high price)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
living person; the living
chilly; unpleasantly cold
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
a little bit; a little while
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)