short sleeper; person who doesn't need much sleep
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice
fresco; mural; wall painting
Gosudarstvennyi Ermitazh; Hermitage Palace
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
crown; diadem; bottle cap
battle flag; standard; (regimental) colours; colors; ensign
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
beautification; glorification
Tokugawa shogunate (i.e. the Edo shogunate, 1603-1867)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
not at all inferior to; compare favorably (with); being even better than; rivalling; surpassing
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
to despise; to belittle; to look down on
open; public; official; overt
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
to speak to; to give a (something) talk to; to speak words of (something)
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to be contented; to be at ease