elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)
bashfulness; shyness; (showing signs of) embarrassment
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
(present) head of a family
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
this family; our family; this house; we
rough; casual (clothing); rough; rough (sketch); draft
every year; yearly; annually
departure; leaving; starting; standing
preferential treatment; special treatment; different treatment; express delivery; special delivery
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to care for someone; to look after someone
to be kind to; to treat kindly
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
Imperial Family; Imperial Household
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
calming down; quieting down
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
half-roasted; half-baked; rare
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
living apart from one's family; living alone; person who lives alone
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
behaviour; behavior; conduct
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
age thirty; one's thirties