ruler; measure; measuring stick; standard; criterion; yardstick
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to be reduced to tears; to end up crying (e.g. after humiliation)
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
thickly painted; thickly lacquered; impasto
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
fascinate; bewitch; enchant
to look old-fashioned; to be antique-looking
plump; chubby; voluptuous
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
to make eyes at; to leer; to ogle; to ingratiate oneself; to toady; to flatter
padding; lining; foundation
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
desire for marriage; marriage aspiration; yearning for marriage
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
constriction; narrow part (in middle); waist (esp. of a woman)
thick makeup; heavy makeup
to pull one's hair back into a bun
pigeon chest (deformity of the chest, protruding ribs and sternum); pigeon breast; woman with big breasts; iron armor with protruding chest; curved front portion of a stirrup; curve at the base of a shamisen neck
to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life
to put on coquettish airs; to act flirtatiously; to act kittenish
crane fly; daddy longlegs (insect of family Tipulidae); a tall, gangly person; string bean
nostrils; wings of the nose
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
polish (jewels); cultivation
laughing a ringing laugh; having a hearty laugh; roaring with laughter