favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
kind; cordial; hospitable; serious (of an illness)
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
every other; second; alternate
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
hairline at nape of neck; nape of neck
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
proper (appearance, posture, etc.); correct; neat; straight; upright
aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
being average (capacity, looks) (as good as anyone); mediocrity
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
manager; steward; person next in rank to the chief retainer and in charge of general management and accounting in a samurai family (Edo period)
appointment; assignment; promotion
to dye; to colour; to color
a lot; plenty; abundant; exaggerated; grandiose
contest; comparison; competition
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
in spite of; regardless of
fabric; cloth; textiles; measure of kimono material
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge