great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
recess; break; breathing spell
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
government sources; official quarters
to try everything; to leave no stone unturned
manners; courtesy; etiquette
something like ...; something called ...
impossible to do (although wants to)
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to keep a house; to run a household
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
will not do; do not; does not
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
young woman who uses the first person pronoun "boku"
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
human experiment; human experimentation; experiment on a living person
full-course dinner; multicourse meal
clairvoyance; second sight; clairvoyant
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
as you can imagine; as you might guess
shade; tone; tinge; hue; colour; color
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of