businessman; industrialist
pince-nez glasses; pince-nez; nose glasses; Groucho glasses
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
decorated umbrella; figured paper parasol
fluke; chance; unexpected event; lucky shot (e.g. in billiards)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to rise up; to initiate (political) action
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
lei (garland of flowers); lei (plural of leu; currency of Rumania and Moldova)
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
way; method; means; (technical) specification
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
(your) daughter; young woman
commerce; trade; business
genius; prodigy; natural gift
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
attendance; presence; appearance
Japanese person; Japanese people
after-dinner speech; speech made at a dinner (luncheon)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
Briton; Englishman; (the) English
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
(United States of) America; USA; US
woman; lady; adult female
private tutor; coach; governess
rich person; wealthy person; taking good care of things; keeping things for a long time and taking care of them