intermission (between acts); interlude
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
position; location; base; point; site
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
pair; the two; both persons; both things
(establish) friendly (cordial) relations (with, between); (form) friendship (e.g. with a nation)
future (usually near); prospects
tacit; unspoken; implicit
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
(your) daughter; young woman
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
and yet; though; when; in spite of
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly