to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
firmly rooted; deep-seated
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to be done; to be practiced; to be practised; to take place; to be held; to be prevalent
war; fighting; fierce competition
to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
to care for someone; to look after someone
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
the opposite sex; isomerism
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
exhibition; display; putting on show
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
unmarried; not yet married
social relationship; social context
impudent; shameless; brazen
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
bather; (hot springs resort) guest
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)