close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to be (something) very much; to be an extreme (something)
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in, and Nakanoin or Koga); three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito)
unmarried person living affluently
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
precocity; early ripening; premature development
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
that; he; she; that person
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
in the meanwhile; during the time
to show up; to appear; to turn up
messenger; envoy; emissary
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor