leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
topic of discussion; agenda
interruption; interference; butting in
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
outside the country; abroad
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
imperial court; royal court
attendance; participation; presence
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
society; public; community; social studies
to concern; to be related
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
connection; link; relationship
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to live through; to survive
from the viewpoint of; according to
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
handful; small amount; small number
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
urgency; exigency; emergency
appearing in one's finest clothes; appearing in one's hour of triumph
to attack; to assault; to assail