rank (of troops); file; column; formation
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
dozens; scores of; decades
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
imperial throne; the Crown
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
ruler; monarch; sovereign
in name only; titular; nominal
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
secret; private; surreptitious
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
your will; your pleasure; your wish; certainly; as you say; you are quite right
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to lose one's presence of mind; be flummoxed; to get flustered
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month