gemstones (apart from diamond, e.g. ruby, sapphire, etc.); colored stone
local color; local colour
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
full dress; formal dress; uniform
even though; despite; when
boiled and half-dried bonito
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
caller; visitor; company; guest
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
worry; mental agony; heartache
to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
reigning; controlling; dictating
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
body; physical system; (the) person
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
falling down; lacking the energy to stand; collapsing
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
(how) many times; (how) often
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other