to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
large hospital; major hospital
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
deep knowledge; attainments; scholarship
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
dozens; scores of; decades
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
son and heir; son who will succeed one
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
first meeting; first interview with
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
slip-up; mistake; fault; (arch.) waste; (arch.) needless expense
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
minimum; at the very least
left utterly helpless; have no one to turn to; unapproachable
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know