residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to need; to call for; to require
woollen material; woollen goods or fabric
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
dislike; disgust; disinclination; tired of
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
pride; boast; credit (to)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
and so; therefore; for that reason
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
tool; implement; means; furniture
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
newcomer; initiate; rookie
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
carrion; decaying flesh; tainted meat
smell of something rotten; rotten smell
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; large swarm