please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
laughingstock; object of ridicule
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
aggressive; pushy; in-your-face
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
wet nurse; nursing mother
obliging person; person who likes looking after others
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
woman; lady; adult female
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
to be widely recognized; to be famous
to say; to tell; to state; to do
poisonous substance; toxic substance; poison
disclosure; exposure; revelation
personal (employee); employed; retained
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
investment; contribution; financing
(large) building; public building; hall
mockery; derision; ridicule
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
to hate the very sight (of); to hold a grudge (against); to treat (someone) like an enemy; to bear constant enmity (towards); to be gunning for; to have it in for
up until now; as recently as the present
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
lasciviousness; lechery; salaciousness; lust; sensuality; lewdness
your body; your health; yourself; you
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
to send; to direct; to dispatch (person, car, etc.); to direct (attention); to turn (spotlight, etc. on)
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
eccentric; queer; unconventional; peculiar; original