lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
top of ...; head of ...; the moment that ...
Japanese (people, language, style)
wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to slap; to strike; to spank
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate
to polish up; to shine up
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to order; to command; to appoint
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
class society; class-based society; hierarchical society
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to