door; gate; opening; title page
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
to gaze out at; to look out over
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
heart; guts; nerve; central part
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
without; but if; otherwise; or else
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
at least; at most; (even) just
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
while; even though; despite
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
a long time ago; in those days
time; season; period; phase; stage