to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
consideration; taking into account
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
thought; consideration; thinking
woman; female; feminine gender
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
the same generation; coeval
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
coverall apron; cook's apron
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
hello; good day; good afternoon
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
this family; our family; this house; we
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
visit (from someone); call
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to run through; to run past
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to dwell (in); to exist (within); to stay (at); to stop (at); to be in the womb (of an unborn child); to be part of a constellation