hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
a step; short distance; short time
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
what's what; heads or tails
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
command; lead; generalship; leadership
dictatorship; despotic government
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
main purpose; primary objective
duty; function; office; mission; task
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
inscrutable; incomprehensible
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
secret understanding; collusion
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
interference; intervention; meddling
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
connection; link; relationship
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful