preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
explosive; blasting powder
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to look after (often medically); to take care of
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
to carry out one's mission
entreaty; supplication; petition
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
reopening; resumption; restarting
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
to mind; to care; to worry
pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
every year; yearly; annually
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
prayer (for something); supplication
reason; cause; history; origin
(political) administration; political power
abolition; elimination; extinction; discontinuation
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
ten to one; nine cases out of ten
tagged (esp. with a price); notorious; infamous; double-dyed
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
visiting another school (e.g. of kendo) and defeating each member in a fight
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool