beautiful woman; (a) beauty
full dress; formal dress; uniform
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
clientele; customer stratum
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
disturbance; agitation; commotion; upheaval; riot
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; whimsy; (having) strange tastes
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
personal (affairs, reasons, etc.)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to drop; to let fall; to omit
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
right in the middle (of); midst; height
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
about when; about what time; how soon
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
job; work; duties; trade; skill
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to hunt for a job; to seek employment
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
season; the times; opportunity; occasion
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
fee; charge; rate; material
advance payment; money paid in advance
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
difficult to ...; hard to ...
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say