reading aloud; recitation
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
also known as; also called
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
common people; ordinary people; masses
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
one eye; eye (for pictures, etc.)
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
falsely similar; counterfeit
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to become an expert; to be master at
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
pleased to make your acquaintance
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
having poor eyesight; poorly sighted
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap