preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
common knowledge; well-known fact
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
authenticity; credibility
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
diplomatic negotiations; negotiations through diplomatic channels
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
to make merry; to be festive
my spouse; my wife; my husband
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
order; command; directions; instructions
design; idea; conception; plan
Lewes (UK); Ruisu; Louise; Luis; Luiz; Ruiz
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
scale; scope; plan; structure
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
king's younger brother; royal brother
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
with a bang (clash, bump)
to grow angry; to display one's anger