misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
claim (for compensation); customer complaint seeking compensation; (general) complaint; objection
City of Flowers (nickname for various cities, esp. Paris and Florence)
guard; sentinel; garrison
programme; program; plans; arrangements
leaving everything up to someone else
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
entry into a castle (esp. by a conquering force)
king; queen; monarch; the Crown (as a focus of authority in the UK, etc.); the throne
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
superiority complex; sense of superiority
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
source of funds; resources; finances
queen (consort); empress (consort)
feelings; thoughts; meaning
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
polite; respectful; reverent
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing
to try to (do); to want to; to be about to (do, happen)
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
hidden room; secret chamber
to smash; to break into pieces
everyone at once; everyone together
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
retainer; attendant; escort
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded