elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
(your) daughter; young woman
to mistake (A for B); to misread
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
good-looking; fair; beautiful
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
to be impressed; to greatly admire
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour