concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
royal castle; imperial castle
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
the beginning (as in "this is only the beginning"); lowest division in sumo
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
encounter; engagement; battle
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
Imperial General Headquarters (Japan)
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
advanced level; high grade; senior
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
conference room; place of assembly
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
fluent (in a language); flowing
way of reciting; way of telling a story
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic