stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
working generation; people still working
the greater embraces the less; better too big than too small
to collude (with); to conspire (with); to make friends with; to get along well with; to become intimate (with opposite sex); to establish a secret liaison (with)
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
that goes without saying but also ...; not only that but ...
apologies for the crude food
gathering clouds; group of clouds
Nihi (the two former provinces of Hizen and Higo)
unthinking; thoughtless; heedless; inconsiderate
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
low intelligence; low IQ; feeble-mindedness; unintelligent person; person with a low IQ
with this I (formal); by this I (formal)
connection; linking; linkage; link
to bring disgrace (dishonor, dishonour) on; to fling mud at; to put to shame
school badge; school emblem; school insignia
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
dullard; indecisive person
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
you (primarily used by men in letters to their equals or inferiors)