barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
blood vessel; blood relationship
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
king and princes; noble rank
marquisate; marquessate; principality
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
origin; beginning; source; rise
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to affect; to impact; to influence
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
large number (of); many; majority
common people; ordinary people; masses
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to thrust down; to push off
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
grim; stern; stark; heartless
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time