daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
companion; partner; spouse
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
coincident with; while; simultaneously
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
corridor; hallway; passageway
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to feel; to sense; to experience
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
workshop; studio; atelier
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
book; volume; this; present; main; head
document; official papers
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
manner of using one's hands
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
something; some kind of; for some reason
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)