murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
attack; drive; advance; invasion
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
messenger; envoy; emissary
for dear life; barely escaping alive
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
monolith; large slab of rock
ahead; before; the future
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
decoration; ornament; trimmings
hostess (in a hostess bar)
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
obsessively trend-conscious teenage girl
princess; daughter of a nobleman
muscular; lean (of a company's operations, etc.)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
headship of a family; family property
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
to watch over; to watch attentively
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded