to play a leading role; to play a central part
colloquium; symposium; gathering for discussion
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly
calm; composed; cool; quiet
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
(your) daughter; young woman
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
(Western-style) umbrella; parasol
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
whole face; all over one's face
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
parental love or affection
educator; teacher; educationalist
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
thousand years; very long period; forever
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
Leigh (Britain); Ri; Li; Lie
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to blow through; to blow ceaselessly
fleshy; plump; chubby; to apply thickly; to slap on; to coat with something thick
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
impatience; uneasiness; irritation; fretfulness
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided