work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
royal castle; imperial castle
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to finish watching (e.g. a movie)
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
a little less than; a little under; weakness; the weak; -lower (seismic intensity)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
both (people); the two of them
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
this world; this life; world of the living
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
progress; advance; making (good) progress
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
as expected; as predicted
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to move around; to move about; to get around
within the year; before the year is out
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
by the end of this year; before the year comes to a close; during this year