claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
a long, long time ago; very long ago
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to go into the minutest details
bygones; the past; past event
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to be able to manage somehow or other
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
this sort of; this type of
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
I don't want to boast but
to have a good eye (from having seen fine art, etc.); to be a connoisseur
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
admiration; wonder; astonishment
first-class goods; A-grade product
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
cut; cutting; omission; cutting; haircut; (continuous) shot (in a film or TV show); illustration (in a book, newspaper, etc.)
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
amorous; sexy; voluptuous; erotic