contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
several people; a few people
equal match; good match; fair match; equal in ability; being a worthy rival
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
pale; pallid; bluish-white
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
way out; means to escape; escape route
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
from the viewpoint of; according to