to accept; to receive; to agree
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
(your) daughter; young woman
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
old capital; former capital
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
few decades; many decades; several decades
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
samurai; warrior; military family
merits; distinguished services
peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
personal; individual; private
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness