throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
your highness; your grace; your eminence
with a start; with a jump
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to look away; to avert one's eyes
utmost limits; extremity; limit
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to touch; to finger; to play with; (arch.) to tease; (arch.) to make fun of
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; a kick
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
mobilization; mobilisation
several people; a few people
to gasp; to pant; to breathe hard; to suffer; to struggle
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
opposite side; opposition
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
near; close; beside; third person
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on