older sister; elder sister
several years; a few years
service with a samurai family; serving in a samurai household (as a valet, chambermaid, etc.)
personality; character; personal appearance; gentility
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
age relationship; luck attending age
fault; flaw; weak point; shortcoming
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
being ruined; being spoiled; coming to nothing; complete loss of face
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
well, ...; right, ...; now, ...
to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
that; the matter in question
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
difficult problem; challenge
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to be embarrassed; to lose face
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for