biggest shareholder; largest stockholder
attendance; presence; appearance
large number (of); many; majority
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); downturn; recession; front left; front and left
exhausting work; hard work; severe duty
(national) capital (city); metropolis
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
orphan; child left by the deceased; abandoned child
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
pending question; unresolved problem
direct control; direct supervision
power; authority; jurisdiction
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to go crazy; to become romantically or sexually involved (with someone)
feminine; womanly; female
if it is (the case that ...)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride