remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
anonymous author; pseudonymous author; writer who conceals his identity
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
novel; story; (work of) fiction
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
depiction; description; portrayal
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective; to take an indirect approach; (lit.) to fill in the outer moat
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
same row; same line; same file; same rank; same level; same category
to refuse; to decline; to deny
suitor (e.g. for a woman); wooer
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to feel deeply ashamed (of)
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
marriage proposal; courtship
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
physical work; manual labour (labor)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
dwarf (esp. in folklore or fantasy literature)
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
mechanism; machinery; system; structure; organization
waterproofing; making watertight