spire; steeple; pinnacle; minaret
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
your highness; your grace; your eminence
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
calvaria; area at top of head; parietal
long military service; having experienced many battles
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
emperor (of Japan); mikado
intelligence; genius; scholarship; virtue
anyone and everyone; anybody at all
precarious situation; precarious state
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
long ago; a long time ago; already
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
generation; the world; the age
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
long (time that has passed); old (story)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
university or college offering four-year programs; the big four ...; the four major ...