leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
audience (with a person of high standing)
fair and square; open and aboveboard
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
opposite; reverse; contrary
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to feel depressed; to be down
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to follow another's example
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
though; even if; whether ... or ...
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback