world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to despair of; to see the vanity of
command; lead; generalship; leadership
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
100,000; hundred thousand
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
elegant; lively but restrained; quietly beautiful
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
impression given by a painting or image
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
thoughtlessness; indiscretion
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
originally; by nature; from the start