many; much; plenty; hardly
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
to be conspicuous; to stand out
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
surrounding at a distance
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
in the same way as; just like
weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain
(social) position; status
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
not caring; not giving a damn
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
imperial court; royal court
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
musical dance; music and dancing
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
and yet; though; when; in spite of
slim; slender; slight; delicate
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused