to be opposite; to face each other
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
travelling incognito (traveling); quiet steps; creeping around
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
rising up; towering; plump; chubby; shaggy; hairy
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
down payment; contract money
open; public; official; overt
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
execution; enforcing; carrying out; giving alms; giving food to the poor or monks
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
quarrel; dispute; argument
particularly; only; in the case of
best man; groomsman; bridesmaid; second (e.g. in a duel)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to feel guilty; to suffer from a guilty conscience; to feel uneasy; to have qualms about; to have scruples about; to feel regret
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
centralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
area under direct control (of the shogun)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
power; authority; influence
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)