pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
dukedom; duchy; principality
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
great war; great battle; world war
vassal state; vassal nation; dependency
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap
to gain fame; to make one's name
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
Aberdeen (UK); Aberdeen (Hong Kong)
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
exclusive; attached to; specialist
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
dead person; deceased person
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
eastern part; the east (of a region)
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
20th day of the month; 20 days
to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later); to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent); to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
preliminary step; first step
battle cry; war cry; charging (at the enemy) with a shout
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
to mistake (A for B); to misread
ice skating rink; ice rink
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling