planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
hegemony; leadership; initiative
certainly; absolutely; (not even) a little bit; diligently; dreams
doing whatever one pleases
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
accomplishment; execution
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to be thrilled; to be excited
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
each (every) time; whenever
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
personal; individual; private
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
modesty; humility; being humble
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
baton (of command); order; command; direction
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
(with) only the clothes one happens to wear
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser