suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
comparatively; relatively
(social) class; rank; grade
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
excited condition; excited state
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
to backfire; to have a harmful result
carriage; poise; bearing; demeanor; movement (of the body)
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
in its entirety; whole; wholly
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread