contract; compact; agreement
imperial court; royal court
to serve; to work for; to attend
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
connection; link; relationship
maintenance; preservation; improvement
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
intelligence gathering; information gathering
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
(Russian) maritime provinces
meaning; significance; sense
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
by myself; in person; by oneself
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
beyond that point; after that
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
land route; overland route; by land; overland
going through; going via; going by way of
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
those (near the second person)
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
both; both sides; both parties