retainer; subject; vassal; servant
advocate; proponent; supporter
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
in that manner; like that
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
to complain; to make a complaint
programme; program; plans; arrangements
spoiled; spoilt; ruined; wasted (chance, etc.); messed up; destroyed
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
diligent; absorbed (in something)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
capital; funds; seed money; asset
gentleman; well-bred man; well-educated man; people
concealing one's talents, status, intentions, etc.; maintaining a strict incognito; self-effacement
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
salaried; paid; with pay; paid vacation; paid holiday; paid leave
survivor's pension or annuity
soon; shortly; nearly; almost
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)