The Rose of Versailles (manga by Ikeda Riyoko)
the relation of master to servant
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to nitpick; to complain about trifles
healthy; sound; wholesome
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to withdraw one's savings
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
crying from vexation; tears of regret
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
small child; kid; kiddy; tot; rug rat; ankle-biter
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
these days; nowadays; recently
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
canary (esp. the island canary, Serinus canaria)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!