bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar)
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to congeal; to gelatinize; to jellify; to jell; to gell; to freeze
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
outrageous lie; outright lie
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
(a person's) family background; lineage
how much; how many; however
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
pair; two kinds; two ways
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
posterity; future generations; future life
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp