the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
living room (Western style); sitting room
chilly; unpleasantly cold
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
nightlife; night amusements
greeting; a fine thing to say
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
this occasion; at this time; now
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
complete; whole; perfect; safe
information; news; report; reward; retribution
military affairs; military service
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
letter; missive; note; mail
confidentially; privately; off the record
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
one thin flat object; one sheet
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way