to be intimate with; to befriend
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
prisoner (of war); POW; captive
order of chivalry; chivalric order
to side with the winner; to ride (someone's) coattails; to get on the bandwagon
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
backbiting of a coward; grumblings of a loser; (lit.) the far-off bark of a retreating dog
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
if possible; if it is in my power; if it was realistic
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to bow; to worship; to receive; to see
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
unprecedented; never seen before
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
to treat; to handle; to deal with; to arrange; to decorate (with); to adorn (with)
Imperial Family; Imperial Household
introduction (from abroad); transmission (through successive generations); being handed down (from generation to generation); being passed down
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
beautiful face; good looks; beauty