the late king; the preceding king; good ancient kings
in person; personally; directly
great master of go; great master of shogi
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to order; to command; to appoint
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
box seat; (restaurant) booth; box (theater, sports stadium, etc.)
to amuse oneself; to make merry
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
foreign; abroad; overseas
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to overdo; to do too much
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
domino (game); dominoes; domino effect
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
kaya (Torreya nucifera); Japanese nutmeg tree
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to wrench open; to prize open; to pick (lock)