drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
unsafe; insecure; careless; dangerous; incautious; imprudent
to find fault with; to question
to say; to be called; to do
other; another; over; more than; I; me
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
king; monarch; ruler; champion
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
hierarchical relationship; superior-subordinate relationship; senior-junior relationship
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
person of high rank or position
foolish; imbecile; feebleminded
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
gem; jewel; precious stone
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
if it is not ...; if it does not ...
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
convenient; handy; useful
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
story; tale; talk; discussion
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to correct oneself; to restate