royal castle; imperial castle
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
news; word; tidings; omen
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
every person; every mouth; every entrance
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
central part; heart (of a city)
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
(period of) a year; during an era
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
election; selection; choice
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test