leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
gem; jewel; precious stone
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to provide; to arrange; to install
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
and (also); both ... and; as well as
princess; Her Royal Highness
carrying voice; well-projected voice
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
two persons; two people; pair; couple
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
by means of; due to; because of; according to
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person