lord of a manor; estate steward
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
pension (esp. public servant's); (arch.) a lord giving a land holding to a vassal
recognition and guarantee, by the shogunate, of ownership of the inherited estate of a samurai who pledged allegiance to it (in the Kamakura and early Muromachi periods)
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
suddenly; all of a sudden
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
scene; spectacle; sight; view
overlooking; looking down at; having an overhead view; having a bird's-eye view; having a high-angle view