without permission; without notice
dukedom; duchy; principality
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
military officer; naval officer
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
secretary (government); director; chief
encompassing; covering (exhaustively); including (all of); comprising; comprehending
at a young age; while still young
second; number two; runner-up
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
entreaty; appeal; petition
sympathy; compassion; pity
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
fortune-telling; divination
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition