Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
disinheritance; disowning
illegitimate child; secret love child
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around (sexually; esp. of a male homosexual); having an active sex life
inviolability; nonaggression; sacredness
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
election; selection; choice
4th day of the month; four days
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to disappear; to go missing
room connecting the two main rooms of a building; intermediate room
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
baseball player; ballplayer
glove (esp. in sports); mitt; globe
disposable camera; single-use camera
blinding someone's eyes (to make an escape); smoke screen; distraction; magic (trick); sleight of hand
better than nothing; better than none at all
(teacher's) platform; podium; dais
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
window-side; window (seat, e.g. on a plane)
the most helpful advice may be difficult to listen to; (lit.) good medicine tastes bitter
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
imprisonment; incarceration
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
creepy geek; disgusting otaku; extreme geek
pie in the sky; castles in the air; (lit.) drawing of a rice cake
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
breakdown of negotiations
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct