opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
flax (Linum usitatissimum); linseed
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
price; cost; value; worth; value
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features)
long slits (esp. of eyes)
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
closeted maiden; carefully-raised girl from a well-to-do family
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
well-bred; of good upbringing
refined; elegant; graceful; classic
pronunciation; production of sound
changing one's attitude or response according who one is talking to or dealing with
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
later on; eventually; afterwards
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)