gentlemanly; gentlemanlike; in the manner of a gentleman
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
preparation; arrangements
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
expenses; costly; expensive
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
thrift; economy; frugality
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
at least; at most; (even) just
to take (be in) charge of
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
financial power; financial means; wealth
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
financial situation; financial standing
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion