touching; moving; painful
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
official responsible for court ceremonies
just the other day; quite recently
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
being startled; getting a shock
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
territory; fiefdom; feudal domain
to rock; to shake; to swing
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
the whole country; the public; the world; the ruling power; having one's own way
something; some kind of; for some reason
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
as usual; as is one's habit
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
awareness; realization; noticing
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
outline; summary; gist; basic points
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
society; the world; the times
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
military movements; military actions; military operations; military campaigns
feudal estate; daimiate; fief; feoff; fee
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
fame; popularity; reputation
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least