presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
our country; our land; one's own country
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
to manage a state; to govern a country
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
well; properly; often; how (could you); why (would you)
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
wise ruler; enlightened monarch; benevolent lord
to live through; to survive
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
secret information; intelligence
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
to summon; to get used to call
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
curfew; lockdown; grounding
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
the same generation; coeval
long time (since the last time); first in a long time
performance of one's official duties
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for