thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
preface; introduction; preamble
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
Her Majesty the Empress (of Japan)
(program of) entertainments; special events; exhibitions; amusements; attractions
show; exhibition; spectacle
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
game (contest) held in the presence of a lord (daimyo, shogun)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
process; course; mechanism
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
single word; a few words; brief comment
total situation fully understood; understood; agreed
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
successive generations; successive emperors
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation