monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
to employ; to hire (a servant)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
bureaucratism; bureaucratic nature
promotion; encouragement; fostering; unwanted help (usu. unintentionally harmful); unnecessary help
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
dice; die; baton (of command)
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)