elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
to step forward; to volunteer
well-mannered; courteous; polite
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
don't you think?; indicates question
to smile broadly; to grin widely
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
hard to please; difficult; particular; bad-tempered; in a bad mood; displeased
countenance; features; looks
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
student (esp. a university student)
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
way; method; means; resource; course
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
to be injured; to sustain a wound
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
a few minutes; for a few minutes; for a number of minutes; for a period of a few minutes; for several minutes
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
seat (esp. in public places or places with assigned seating); seating
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she