queen (consort); empress (consort)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
chasing after women; womanizing
to repeat; to do over again
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
several times; a few times
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity