these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
territory; domain; dominion; possession
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to oust; to dethrone; to drive down (e.g. into a valley); to chase down; to capture (a castle); to seize (by driving out the garrison)
fierce dog; ferocious dog; savage dog
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
Bucharest (Romania); București
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
sweet (flavour); sweet (of alcohol); sweet (e.g. melody); pleasant (e.g. atmosphere); suite (in a hotel); suite
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
tremendous; immense; enormous; colossal; stupendous; huge
you (plural); all of you; you all
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
high brow; broad forehead
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
pale; pallid; bluish-white
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to teach; to take a teaching job
to comb down; to smooth down
formal; courteous; ritual; ritualistic
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
to be extremely polite; to show the utmost courtesy; to do everything required by etiquette
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct