polite; respectful; reverent
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
scouring; washing vegetables in lye
to have a hard time of it
lye; harsh taste; bitter taste; scum (on a soup, broth etc.); (excessive) self-assertiveness; strong individuality
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
to amuse oneself; to make merry
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
perfection; completeness; flawlessness
very much; very many; more and more
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
virtue; charm; merit; good point
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
refined; graceful; modest; cultivated; elegant; reserved
well-bred; of good upbringing
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
subordinate work; assistant; servant
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy