when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
steady; firm; solid; secure
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
to remove; to move out of the way
bowing (a string instrument)
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
government; administration
the one before last; two generations, etc. previous
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
going on a pleasure jaunt
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
fixed content; settled matter; done deal
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
to examine someone's expression
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
audience (with a person of high standing)
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
abode (of a nobleman or emperor); Imperial chamber
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
lawlessness; injustice; wrong; outrageous; lawless; disorderly
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
caller; visitor; company; guest
old friend; old acquaintance
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife; my husband
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
husband and wife; married couple
(someone else's) child; child; kid