informal summer clothes for men (short jacket and trousers)
daimyo's main Tokyo mansion
learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
practice; practising; training; study
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)
to win the favour of (favor); to be acknowledged (e.g. by a superior); to measure up to
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
than; from; out of; except; but; more
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to exchange (messages, thoughts, etc.); to communicate
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
due form; official; formality
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
to have one's name entered (in a list)
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
and; thereupon; because of that
by myself; in person; by oneself
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire