commander; general; leader
surrender; capitulation; submission; yield
winning a battle; victory; victorious battle
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
lie; fib; falsehood; untruth
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
serious criminal; heinous criminal
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
to be appointed to a post; to assume office
(person treated as a) plaything
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
postwar period; period after Second World War
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
gag order; gag rule; gag law
forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
elopement; running away with a lover
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
(one's) countenance; face
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
queen (consort); empress (consort)
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
getting free admission on the strength of one's name; being let in somewhere because one is recognized
entry into a castle (esp. by a conquering force)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
forced laugh; forced smile
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
embodiment; materialization; actualization; realization; taking form; taking shape