distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
strange; unexpected; (by) chance; unusual; curious
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
rather; better; instead; if anything
with a friendly grin; smilingly
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
whereabout; about where; how much
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
reconciliation; make peace with
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
world peace; peace of the world
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
it is not (like that) either
beyond imagination; unimaginable
meaning; significance; sense
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation