wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
hard worker; hardworking person
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to be settled; to be brought to an end
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
high-quality goods; choice goods
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
haori (Japanese formal coat)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
about; concerning; related to; -ish
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
writers and artists; persons who take delight in such refined pursuits as poetry, literature, painting and calligraphy
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
it is not (like that) either
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
set of three; three sets; three classes
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
three; three years of age
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
family positioned to accede to the shogunate