brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
to speak brazenly; to never shut up
a man's word is his bond; a man does not go back on what he's said
blanket; (rubber) blanket; (fusion reactor) blanket
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
queen; queen; queen (chess piece)
beginning of summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
dignitaries; very important persons; luminaries; big shots; VIPs
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
changing one's clothes; change of clothes
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
with a thump; (hanging) straight down
carelessness; clumsiness; blunder; mistake; being no good at drinking and entertaining
central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses
one by one; one each; one at a time
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
mask; disguise; guise; mask
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with