to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
preface; introduction; preamble
appointments and dismissal
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
midsummer feast; summer solstice celebration; St John's day
ritual; religious service; festival
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
(within a) territory; domains
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
instead; but (on the other hand)
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
arrangement; pact; agreement
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
embodiment; realization; materialization
facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
complete; whole; perfect; safe
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
to manage something successfully; to be successful
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
riskiness; (level of) danger