gradual progress; steady advance
even the hardest of hearts can be moved to tears; (lit.) a tear in the ogre's eye
feudal estate; daimiate; fief; feoff; fee
to begin drawing; to begin painting
cock; rooster; chanticleer
guard of honor; guard of honour
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
floating bridge; pontoon bridge
shooting on horseback; equestrian archery
congeries of many households; scratch (combined) team; hodge podge of parties
arriving at camp (military); (a court noble) attending a government office
single amount (of money); one-off payment; lump sum; bonus
battle dust; the tumult of war
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
lazybones; good-for-nothing; idler; slacker; loafer
to use one's own money; to pay for from one's own pocket
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
program of a ceremony (programme)
quiet conversation; gossiping; idle talk
to boil up; to seethe; to get excited; to be in an uproar
to go into labor; to go into labour
clothes for a newborn baby; baby clothes
earthen walls (of fortification); earthwork; embankment
residence; mansion; estate; dwelling
all kinds of malicious gossip; heaping verbal abuse (on); cursing and swearing (words)