nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to be able to manage somehow or another
first match (in a series)
complete victory; total victory
be on your guard!; take care!
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
third day of the month; three days
to run around; to bustle about
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
shaking like a jelly; jellylike
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to need; to call for; to require
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
kind; tender-hearted; compassionate
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
to carry around; to carry on one's person
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to talk to oneself; to mutter