to live; to get along; to spend (time)
peerage (in Japan; 1868-1946); nobility; aristocracy
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
(in) her way; peculiar to her
belief; faith; conviction
private funds; own funds; private property
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
owning a lot of clothes; person who owns a lot of clothes
to follow another's example
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to take a breath; to take a short rest
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
because of; owing to; due to
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
separate; scattered; apart
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
in the same way as; just like
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
relatively; comparatively
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
well-bred; of good upbringing
way one walks; one's walk
to be kind to; to treat kindly
such ... as; or some such
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery