personal feelings; self-interest
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
dying in a fit of anger or indignation
depression; low spirits; dejection
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
(the extent of) one's vocabulary
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
first part; first volume; prequel
to drug (someone, food, drink)
a long way off; matter for the future; not going to happen anytime soon
to manage a state; to govern a country
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
private tutor; coach; governess
to have troubles; to have concerns
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
on one hand; on the other hand
high tension (as in electronics, etc.); excited; enthusiastic
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
mistress; kept woman; concubine
ten (long cylindrical things)
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta); Japanese millet; sanwa millet
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
to brace oneself; to keep one's spirits up; to keep one's composure; to pull oneself together; to stay strong
to poke each other; to jab each other