to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
room light; interior light
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
prosperous; flourishing; thriving; muscular; brawny
making practical; making useful; implementing
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
private parts; privates; genitalia; disgraceful thing; shame; embarrassment
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
decorum; propriety; politeness
black beard; type of noh mask with a black beard and protruding chin
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
bodyguards; elite guards; Schutzstaffel; SS; groupies; ardent fans
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
audience (with a person of high standing)
to go to; to visit; to call on
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to cause a person trouble
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to speak one's mind; to speak very frankly
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
urgent; requiring quick (response)
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
successive generations; successive emperors
wisdom; sagacity; wise man
to be; to exist; to be (honorific copula)
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking