stronghold; citadel; headquarters
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
high-quality green tea; jewel-like dewdrop
Japan; the (Japanese) empire
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
impertinent; impudent; cheeky
my party; our party; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
coronation ceremony; enthronement
founder of a religious sect
without omission; in full
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
trouble; quarrel; dispute
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
unbroken; uninterrupted; on and on; continuous
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity
sphincter; sphincter muscle; constrictor
6th in rank; sixth sign of the Chinese calendar
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause