to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
courting; wooing; making advances
historical event; ancient event; tradition; folklore; legend
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
collusion; conspiracy; common-law marriage; illicit intercourse; liaison
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
wise man; philosopher; sage
don't you think?; indicates question
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
to become decrepit; to become senile
to become settled; to be fixed
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
prime of one's life; stage of maturity
unseasonable; out of season
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
Margrit; Marguerite; Margueritte
the more you do (it), the... (e.g. "the more you drink, the better it tastes")