to take the form (of); to assume a shape
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; conspicuously; openly; completely; entirely
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
insight; power of observation
to be perturbed; to be agitated
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
meeting; get-together (e.g. among friends)
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
when; how soon; how long until
eastern part; the east (of a region)
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
to knead well; to polish; to refine
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
megalomania; delusions of grandeur
transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)