sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
follower; attendant; valet; servant
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
to rebuke; to scold harshly
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
no!; no no!; no, not at all
in the following manner; as follows
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
refugee; exile; displaced persons
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
retirement from public office; going into opposition; losing power
deploring; lamentation; regret; complaint
aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
in proportion to; according to; depending on
bachelor's life; life of a bachelor
wedded life; married life
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
wicked tongue; abusive language
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
this (very thing); this precisely
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
thereupon; shortly thereafter
marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject
criticism; critique; review; commentary
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
personality; character; individuality; personhood