remarkable; striking; obvious
personality; character; individuality; personhood
genius; prodigy; natural gift
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
the place for; the time for; the level of
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
every month; each month; monthly
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
shout of joy; cry of pleasure; jubilant comments
personal (employee); employed; retained
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
wild beast; wild animal; brute
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
sunlight; rays of the Sun
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest