being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
process; course; mechanism
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
long; drawn-out; very long
perfect; just right; ideal
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
bad influence; negative influence
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
this for sure; certainly is
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
Ochikubo Monogatari; The Tale of Ochikubo (Heian period Cinderella story)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
classic (work, esp. book); the classics
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
Sei Shonagon (Poet of the Heian period, included in the Ogura Hyakunin Isshu)
outline; summary; argument
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
cold reception; inhospitality
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
posterity; future life; life to come
to live; to reside; to inhabit
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber