children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
ruler; monarch; sovereign
chief vassal; senior statesman
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
sudden price jump; steep price rise
to point upward; to look upward; to improve
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
and then; and so; and; so then
in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range
lately; recently; nowadays
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
dealing with; coping with
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
dispersal; scattering; discrete
command; lead; generalship; leadership
individual; private person; personal; private
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen