since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
door; gate; opening; title page
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
prime minister; chancellor (Germany, Austria, etc.); premier
to keep (a person) waiting
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
height (of body); stature
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
some time ago; the other day
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
military conflict; armed conflict
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
partner country; other country (in a dispute, arrangement, etc.); opponent (country)
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
hawks; hardline faction; hardliner
war advocacy; jingoism; bellicose argument