from afar; over a great distance; all the way
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
for example; for instance; e.g.
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to happen to meet; to come across; to run into; to bump into
sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to make oneself available (free)
suitable age (esp. for marriage); marriageable age
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
to be worried; to be troubled
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
question; inquiry; enquiry
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals
duty; obligation; responsibility
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum