agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination
encroachment; making inroads (into); (slow but steady) invasion
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
on hand; readily available
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
wise ruler; sage king; intelligent and virtuous monarch
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
former; previous; old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.); opening move
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
end (e.g. of report, document, paragraph, etc.)
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
recovery; rescue; recapture
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
dinner (esp. a formal one)
passage (of people or vehicles); passing (through); traffic; common usage; widespread use
stranger; tramp; wanderer
dependent on luck; matter of luck
leaving to chance; leaving to fate
hating; strongly disliking
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
border area; border zone; borderland
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
(air or sea) route; course; line; run