texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
one's (only) good suit (or kimono)
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
protector (e.g. chest); guard
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to sell off; to sell completely
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
overcoat; greatcoat; cloak; wrap; mantle
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
partly open; in half bloom
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
to ring an alarm bell; to sound a warning; to blow a whistle; to warn
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite