deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
the late king; the preceding king; good ancient kings
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
companion; partner; spouse
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
that is to say; so that means
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
like that; that way; thus
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
eccentricity; eccentric behaviour
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
sympathy; compassion; pity
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.