council (consultatory, advisory); board of trustees
chair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
rich person; wealthy person
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
scene; view; prospect; outlook
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
cooking rice; kitchenmaid; cook
simplistic (thinking, idea, etc.); hasty
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
true state; actual condition; reality
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
something; some kind of; for some reason
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
opening; aperture (e.g. camera); opening one's mouth; beginning to speak; open; broad
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
large build; large pattern
Sui dynasty (of China; 581-618)
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
bulging; swelling (e.g. with water); loose-fitting or baggy (clothing); bubbling; foaming
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)