complexion; colour; color; blood red
to become better; to improve
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
metal utensil; ironware; metal fittings; hardware
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
is something that; is that which
appearance; demeanor; demeanour
too much; excessively; too
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
inspection; examination; checking
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
(social) class; rank; grade
sons and daughters; children; girl
you could say; you might say; verging on the
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
guess; conjecture; surmise
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question
drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to keep away; to keep at a distance
sitting opposite each other
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?