quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
consideration; taking into account
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
palatial residence; stately mansion
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
innumerable; countless; numberless
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
busy; hurried; confused; flurried