fortress; stronghold; citadel
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
preparation; provision; defenses; guard; military formation; troop arrangement
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
feeling restless; feeling nervous; fidgety; distracted
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
another order; different order; special mission
strict order; peremptory command
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
your body; your health; yourself; you
nod; inclination of the head
reception hall (esp. for visiting state dignitaries); guest house; State Guest House (esp. Akasaka palace, also guest house in Kyoto)
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
to go to; to visit; to call on
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
to come face to face (with)
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
crossing a border (illegally); border violation; border transgression
conscientious; reasonable (e.g. price); honest; honorable
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
this sort of; this type of
to know (someone); to think; to believe
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle