advanced level; high grade; senior
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
to give a dinner party; to hold a banquet
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
merit (esp. order of merit)
system; institution; organization; organisation
how; in what way; circumstances
meritorious deed; services
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
crime of plotting a crime; crime of preparing to commit an offense; preparation of a crime
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
change of mind; inconstancy; apostasy
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
Western food; Western-style food
consolation party (held after failure or defeat)
attendance; presence; appearance
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
pennant; gold-brocade flag
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
mature; becoming precocious