commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
number of persons; personnel
to gather; to collect; to assemble
originally; by nature; from the start
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to shake; to sway; to waver
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe