isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
rather; better; instead; if anything
to take command; to give direction
as a child; when one was a child
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
master; teacher; stable master
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
one day; (on) a certain day
since then; from that time; ever since
invasion (e.g. of a country); raid; aggression
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
sublime; noble; high-minded
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
several years; a few years
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose