to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
being accomplished in both the literary and military arts; doing well in both school and sports
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
declaration; proclamation; announcement
beginning (of a century, etc.)
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
conferring of decorations
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
man; male; masculine gender
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
audience; attendance; hearers
to resound; to make a stir
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
together with; same; both; all; including ...
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
invitation; introduction; temptation
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to cease; to stop; to be over
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye; loving someone dearly
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted