cupboard or chest for tea implements
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
ladies' magazine; women's magazine
to pile up; to accumulate
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
property; fortune; assets
system; institution; organization; organisation
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
to surface; to come to the top; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
facing; across from; opposite; facing each other
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
house where the family is out
the other day; a few days ago
incident; affair; happening; event
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
honour; honor; glory; privilege
how; in what way; how about; questionable
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
handrail; railing; banister