leadership; initiative; spearhead
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
(your) judgment; discernment
to ask for too much; to expect too much
mother-in-law; foster mother; stepmother
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
firmly rooted; deep-seated
to triumph; to be elated with success
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
but; however; even though; even if
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
your company; your shrine
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
important post; important office; key position
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
legal wife; lawful wife; first wife (in polygamous relationship)
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
along; parallel to; in accordance with
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand