unprecedented; never seen before
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
bygones; the past; past event
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
rise and fall; ups and downs; shame and glory; bright side and dark side; (lit.) light and shadow
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
senior leadership; senior leader; upper echelon (of power); top-ranking officer
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
just one person; only one
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
guess; speculation; supposition
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
naming; christening; fiance; fiancee
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
to concern; to be related
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
exactly as stated; verbatim