one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
dignity; grace; nobility; grade; quality; fineness
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
winner; victor; conqueror
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
emperor (of Japan); mikado
sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
impression; strong belief; conviction
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
revamping; reshaping; rearranging; reorganizing
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord in one's heart
orders; instructions; directive; command
large drop (rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (grape, cherry, etc.)
treason; conspiracy against one's country
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
one's relatives by blood and marriage (in blood and law); one's kith and kin
loyalty; loyal (faithful) service
deportation; expulsion from the country
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)