contemplation; speculation
haughty; arrogant; overbearing
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
absolute monarch; despot; autocrat; tyrant
Aldebaran (star in the constellation Taurus); Alpha Tauri
form of government; system of government; polity
nomination (of a person to a position); selection; election; assignment; appointment
lineage; pedigree; good family
four generations; fourth generation immigrant; yonsei; the fourth (e.g. George IV)
insatiable; untiring; persistent
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
undefeated; unbeatable; invincible
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
special promotion (in rank or grade)
associate; junior; assistant; runner-up
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
that year; same year; same age
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing