sweeping conquest; sweeping over; conquering; invading
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
first generation; founder
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to think over; to work out; (arch.) to notify (orally or in writing)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to temper thoroughly; to train well
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
to hide; to keep to oneself
black beard; type of noh mask with a black beard and protruding chin
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
leader of a delegation (body, party)
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
young (usu. of a woman); blooming; in the prime of youth; with a charm appropriate to one's age
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
harmonious (couple, family, etc.); happy; affectionate; friendly; intimate
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to hold in one's arms; to bring over a person to one's side; to involve
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange