cooking; food preparation
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
smallish; on the small side
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to find out; to discover; to detect
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to need; to demand; to take; to require
one end; an end; part; fragment
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
objection; dissent; protest
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to run down (stairs, etc.)
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
level ground; plain; flatland
attenuating; fizzling out