genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
cut; reduction; curtailment
stipulation; prescription; normal (unit of normality); compulsory exercise (in gymnastics); compulsory routine
paying cash-in-hand; paying under the table
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
system; institution; organization; organisation
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
town; city; municipal; urban
killing time; staving off boredom
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
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; spectator; viewer
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
ordinary citizen; the general public
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
official certification; official approval; certification examination; licensing examination; hypothesis testing
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; openmouthed (with surprise)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
construction; establishment
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to succeed; to bear fruit
husband and wife; married couple
Your Highness; His Highness; Her Highness
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout