justice; fairness; impartiality
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
huge rock; firmness; solidity
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
measures to defend oneself (for self-defense) (defence)
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
unpredictability; element of surprise
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
frunk; front trunk (e.g. of a car)
interference; meddling; butting in
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
check; checkmate; stave off; control; restraint; inhibit
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
recompense; indemnity; atonement
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement
cake served with tea; teacake
federation; federal state; United States of America
possession; retention; maintenance
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government)
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
scandal; deplorable event
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
kremlin; citadel in Russian town; Great Kremlin Palace (Moscow); Kremlin; Russian government; (former) Soviet government
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
to feel relieved of one's burden; to have a weight removed from one's mind
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK