value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
to have a reason; to have an excuse
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
how many people; a number of people
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
genius; prodigy; natural gift
France; French (language)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
misuji (cut of beef, usu. from the chuck); shamisen; samisen
carriage; movement (of the body)
to telephone; to make a phone call
one's wife; wife (of somebody below the speaker in rank)
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
going to and fro; back and forth
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
catalog; catalogue; inventory; menu
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
your husband; her husband
greeting; a fine thing to say
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative
prudence; judgement; sense; discipline; care; control
study; research; investigation
older sister; elder sister