high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
person of doubtful origin
(personal) background check
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to triumph; to be elated with success
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to rebuke; to scold harshly
18-litre measuring container
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
House of Peers (Japan, Meiji constitution); House of Lords (UK)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to blush; to go red in the face; to change color; to change colour
older brother and younger sister
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
closing time; lockup; curfew
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
opposite side; opposition
east, west, south and north
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)