drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
one of these days; someday; one day
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
of course; certainly; naturally
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to give directions; to issue instructions
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
to be found; to be discovered
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
political measures; policy
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
such ... as; or some such
to be onto a good thing; to make money without working; to line one's pockets