expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
royal capital; imperial capital
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
head; chief; boss; leader
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
personnel change; personnel shift; reshuffle; (annual) staff reassignment
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
employment position or rank
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
head; brains; intellect; understanding
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
source of worry; source of distress
treatment (of a person); dealing with
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
supply base; storage depot
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
supply; supplying; replenishment
northern part; the north (of a region)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
thousands; several thousand
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
solution; solution strategy
dissipation; prodigality; debauchery
future affairs; affairs after one's death
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
last ray of hope; only hope