solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
traditional; customary; conventional
(shopping) mall; shopping centre; mall (pedestrianized street); Moor; mold; mould; molding
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
and (also); both ... and; as well as
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
concern; circumstance which is becoming a problem; case (court)
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
to have a relationship; to have relations
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
act (usu. undesirable); action; deed; conduct
right of succession; right to the throne
stripping (of rights, rank, etc.); deprivation; forfeit; revocation; divestiture
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy
physical labor (esp. forced); strenuous manual labor; toil
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour
everything; anything; nothing
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
our country; our land; one's own country
many; much; plenty; hardly
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
anything and everything; just about everything
contract; compact; agreement
limited time; limited-time offer
shall ...; to assume; to suppose