elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
more than usual; especially; particularly
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
to be impatient for; to wait (anxiously) for; to eagerly look forward to; to long for
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
land near a castle; castle town
street; quarter; district; area
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to try all possible means
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to become better; to improve
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to be frightened; to get cold feet; to chicken out
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
originally; by nature; from the start
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship