Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
to not take seriously; to take lightly
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
method of treatment; cure; remedy
don't get me wrong, but ...; I'm sorry
return; relapse; recurrence
to do up one's shoelaces; to tie one's shoes; to lace up one's shoes
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
(around the) neck; nape; collar (at the front)
classified document; confidential document
care; precaution; guarding; caution
dawn; daybreak; first light of day; first indication; glimpse; gleam
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
to ignore; to disregard; to overlook; to connive at
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
half-sister (younger, different mother)
to blame; to find fault with
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
it's no joke; gimme a break!
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)
slightly difficult; somewhat bothersome; troublesome; peevish; querulous
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
sense of values; values; value system