for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
caller; visitor; company; guest
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
from one's seat; without stirring
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
always-on connection (esp. to the Internet)
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
door; gate; opening; title page
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
paying an unannounced visit; rudeness
round-necked robe worn by members of nobility and the imperial court
warp controller (on a loom)
alliance; aimag; league; administrative subdivision in Mongolia and Inner Mongolia
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
to wield a baton; to swing a baton; to lead; to direct; to command
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
arista; awn; (grain) beard
rakshasa; man-eating demon in Hinduism and Buddhism
empress dowager; queen mother
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
being served food outside the meditation hall (at a Zen temple); serving food; food served; begging; beggar
interior; inside; internal
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
dealing with; coping with
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
execution; punishment; spanking
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that