no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
company president; manager; director
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
very rich person; the super rich
to be full of pride; to be boastful
person who is socially ostracized (e.g. an ex-convict, mistress, illegitimate child); social outcast; person with a shady past; obscure person; person who lives in obscurity; person who has been forgotten by the world
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
waist; waistline; waist measurement
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
steady; sound; stable; safe (e.g. business); reliable; trustworthy
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
man; male; masculine gender
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
woman; female; feminine gender