refined; genteel; graceful; decent
woman; lady; adult female
8000; eight thousand; many
clothing; articles of clothing; apparel
home; household; family; hearth
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
sense for (how to use) money; money sense
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
price reduction; discount
negotiations; bargaining; discussions; connection; relationship; relations
successive generations; successive emperors
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
to cry in bed; to cry oneself to sleep; to weep secretly in bed; (lit.) to moisten one's pillow (with one's tears)
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
food expenses; cost of one's board
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
streaming (of tears); pouring; pouring (of rain or sweat)
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
one's own child; one's own children
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
at work; in the midst of work; working
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
taking leave (of a visited place); leaving; going home; leaving one's employment; quitting one's job; being dismissed
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
how about ...?; what about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
dressing room; fitting room