(indoor) observation deck; observation room; observatory
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
standing (committee); permanent (exhibit)
model; miniature; sample; specimen; prescribed form
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
Imperial Family; Imperial Household
demotion; relegation; downgrading
trickery; wiles; intriguing strategy cleverly designed to fool others; Machiavellism
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
crops; agricultural produce
establishment; settlement
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
thicket; coppice; brushwood
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
region; limits; stage; level
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
training room (hall); gymnasium
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
district; section; sector
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
to dance; to perform dance steps
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
best pupil; leading disciple
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
initiation fee; admission fee