corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
gorge; ravine; canyon; glen
mountain range; mountain belt
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
number; number plate; license plate
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
government service; the bureaucracy
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
people; citizens; subjects; folk
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
besides; in addition; also; moreover
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
administration; government; administrator; governor
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
invitation; introduction; temptation
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
political measures; policy
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
rule; reign; government; governing
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
few decades; many decades; several decades
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
government; administration