arriving on an island; coming to an island
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
dignitaries; very important persons; luminaries; big shots; VIPs
to speak; to talk; to argue; to manage; to dispose of; to carry through
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
well-informed person; thinking person; intelligent person
colloquium; symposium; gathering for discussion
success; boom; being well-attended (of an event); prosperity
impregnable castle; inner castle citadel; golden castle (nickname for Nagoya Castle)
court lady; lady-in-waiting
written language; literary language; classical (or formal) written style based on Heian-period Japanese
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
classical or dead languages
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
flavor of literary style; flavour of literary style
Miyazaki Prefecture (Kyūshū)
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
speech; expression; wording; language
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (flyers, etc.); to give out; to shake off (a pursuer, companion, etc.); to give the slip
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
Liberal Democratic Party; LDP
to look around; to survey
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
observer; spectator (e.g. in court); (member of the) public; visitor; audience; gallery