to gather; to collect; to assemble
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
choices; alternatives; options
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
Joseph; Josef; Jozef; Josephs
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
secret meeting; secret conference
financial circles; the financial community
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
chief executive officer; CEO
monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)
banker; bank proprietor; bank manager
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
private; non-public; secret; closed-door; closed
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
establishment; founding; setting (a record)
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
regulation; adjustment; control
cut; reduction; curtailment
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
finance; financing; credit transacting; monetary; financial; credit
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear