to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)
newcomer; initiate; rookie
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to mix; to stir; to blend
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
legal wife (of a noble) (as opposed to a concubine); room for receiving guests; heir; successor
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
putting off (doing); postponement; delaying
accession to the throne; enthronement
invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to reign supreme; to assume the leadership (hegemony); to dominate
wealth, prosperity, and arrogant splendor (splendour); (living sumptuously) intoxicated by wealth and power; luxury
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
even more; still more; further
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
omission (of middle part of a text); ellipsis
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures