large industrial company; major corporation; big business
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
to not know how to act or what to do; to be at a loss
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
laughable; ridiculous; funny; comical
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
to fly into a jealous rage; to go mad with jealousy
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
death from disease; death from illness
to be injured; to sustain a wound
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
attacking a fleeing enemy; additional attack on a weakened enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
to become completely chilled
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
surplus; remainder; residue; margin; balance
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
countermeasure; counter-measure
several sheets (flat objects)
even though things may appear this way
love hotel; short-stay hotel used primarily for sexual activities
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender one's body