to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
burst of laughter; roar of laughter; in copious amounts
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
family structure; family composition; family makeup
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
doing whatever one pleases; selfishness; self-indulgence
interest; rights; concession
autonomy; right of self-government
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
small; fine; detailed; stingy
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
strategist; tactician; schemer
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
type of occupation; occupational category
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to; to attend
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring
assertion; declaration; affirmation
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
secret information; intelligence
payment (to the government, authorities, etc.); land tax (often paid in rice); tribute
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
in proportion to; just as much as
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo