to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
just because; even if; even though
at any rate; in any case; anyway; anyhow
confidence; trust; faith; credit
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
in a day; in a brief space of time
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service
to establish; to formulate
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Scaphium affine)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
difference; variation; difference
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
(present) head of a family
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
military family; warrior class
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
remote region; outlying district; border district; frontier
to take up one's residence
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
secondary residence; vacation home; villa
financial power; financial means; wealth
declaration; statement; assertion
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
danger to oneself; (fear of) one's physical safety
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
popularity; favorable reputation; high esteem; respect
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)