master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
as soon as possible; ASAP
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to close (one's eyes); to shut
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
to awake from one's sleep
soft; weak; fragile; poorly built; insubstantial
ordinary citizen; the general public
large amount of money; great cost
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
personal history; background; career
complete lie; outright lie
successive generations; successive emperors
to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
being ruined; being spoiled; coming to nothing; complete loss of face
great person; eminent figure
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
quickly adaptable; pro-active
shelter (for buses); waiting area; waiting room
to be detained; to take time
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
fleeing from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
at a young age; while still young
crossing swords; fighting with swords; cutting each other (in fighting)
reward money; reward; honorarium
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness