private citizen; civilian
foreign voyage; travelling overseas; travelling abroad
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
statute; law; act; ordinance; regulation
point of view; viewpoint; standpoint; perspective; angle
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
departure from a country; leaving a country
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
custom; practice; convention; precedent
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
going to the United States
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
government; administration; ministry
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
direct descent; direct line
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to move up (e.g. date, rank, order); to be advanced; to be carried (of a number in addition)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
direct control; direct supervision
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
newly appointed; inaugural
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what someone feels (using one's intuition)
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since