someone; a certain person
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
to lie deep in; to extend far back
study; library; den; home office; reading room
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
bookbinding; binding (a book)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
side table; bedside table
unfinished (letter, text, etc.); drafted (e.g. manuscript); half-written; partially finished
break room; lounge (e.g. in an onsen); resting room
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
scene; view; prospect; outlook
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
at first; in the beginning; originally
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
one's family; family member
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
easily; in no time; effortlessly
property; fortune; means; assets
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
feudal lords; barons; princes
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago