crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
if it is (the case that ...)
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
although I say; although one might say; although called
like this; this sort; this way
to have a meal; to take a meal
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
commandant; commanding officer; general
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
king; sovereign; daimyo with a domain of one or more provinces (Edo period)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
unable to resist; unable to suppress
from now; from this moment; henceforth
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
way; method; means; resource; course
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed