to have a talk; to tell a story
to be born; to come into this world
beginning; outset; first; onset
pair (esp. of mated animals); brace; couple; (anatomical) joint
that; the matter in question
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
simply; merely; only; solely
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
indicate reason; infers some protest
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
either way; in any case; one way or another
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
previous ruler; ancestors
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
not necessarily so; is not always true
to peel off and fall; to flake away
condition; state (of health); appearance
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
assuming that ...; supposing that ...