what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
bachelorhood; spinsterhood; celibacy; living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
honour; honor; glory; privilege
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to redeem (from sin); to save
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
woman; female; feminine gender
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
although I say; although one might say; although called
in name only; titular; nominal
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)