favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
of course; certainly; naturally
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
meaning; significance; sense
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
audience; spectator; spectators
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
gold and jewels; precious object
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
now; soon; already; yet; further; more