modest; reserved; quiet; humble
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
complex; intricate; complicated; confused; troublesome; vexatious
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
family; relatives; dependents; household
another family; another house
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
advanced level; high grade; senior
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
territorial relationship; regional bond
pair; the two; both persons; both things
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
good family; respectable family; decent family
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to deprecate oneself and praise the listener; to abase oneself
rapid completion; intensive training
common people; ordinary people; masses
farming; agriculture; cultivation
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment
willow-leaf arrowhead; part of a Japanese stirrup; willow leaf
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
mistress; kept woman; concubine