large company; large enterprise; large corporation
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
environment; circumstance
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
production (e.g. play); direction
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to run; to hurry (when going somewhere); to drive (a car) quickly; to ride fast (on a horse); to win (fame)
tankōbon; (manga) volume; (comic) trade paperback; single book (as opposed to magazine, anthology, etc.); separate volume
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
inside one's heart; in one's mind
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow