clear and beautiful (of a woman's voice)
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
impossible; unlikely; improbable
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
to shake; to jolt; to rock; to swing
titubation; shaking; swinging
different opinion; objection
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous
sunlight; rays of the Sun
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
strike (i.e. industrial action)
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
employee; worker; laborer (labourer); blue-collar worker
calming down; quieting down
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
no vacancy; full occupancy
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
news; word; tidings; omen