guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
food expenses; cost of one's board
I see; that's right; indeed
although I say; although one might say; although called
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
vice; immorality; corruption
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
royalty and titled nobility
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to kick down; to oust (a rival) to advance oneself; to push (someone) aside to get ahead
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to taste; to savor; to relish
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
motive power; driving force
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
to do as one wishes; to act as one wills
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
question; inquiry; enquiry
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)