horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
outward appearance; looks
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
otherwise; or else; if not
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
spite; frustration; vexation
alienation; estrangement; leaving (someone) out; casting out; cutting off; avoiding
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
transition; change; progress; passing (of time)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
helper; assistant; help; assistance
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
investigation; research; looking something up
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
what would (you) do?; what to do about it