some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
outline; summary; gist; in brief
middle of the night; dead of night; midnight
meeting; greeting; welcome
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
another's affair; matter of no concern; nothing to do with one
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
personal affairs; private matter; personal secret; privacy
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
capacity; volume; capacitance
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
prototype; model; pattern; archetypal
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
each nation; many nations; many countries
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
to palm off; to force a sale
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme