dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
however; having said that; but
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
in the background; not standing out
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
state secrets; secrets of the state
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely
countermeasure; counter-measure
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
to begin talking; to open up
to anticipate; to foresee
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine)
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
terrible luck; very bad luck
to be softened; to calm down
already known; well-known
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
loyal retainer; loyal subject
have to do; must; should; ought to
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
shime-waza (judo stranglehold)
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
difficult problem; challenge
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
changing clothes; change of clothes