king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
retainer's stipend; official pay; salary
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
making one's best exertions
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
opinion; intention; thought
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
leaving everything up to someone else
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
mending; repair; darning; patching up
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to feel depressed; to be down
largish; biggish; a little bit larger
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
tenth day of the month; ten days
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
taste; palate; sense of taste