putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
understood; I see; OK; present; here
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
on the occasion of; at the time of
very young; little; childish; immature
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
had better ...; had better not ...
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
indeed; really; truly; very much
how many months?; how long?
to say; to tell; to state; to do
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
going out (of a nobleman, etc.); visiting
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
nothing but; none other than
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
thirty-first day of the month; thirty-one days
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman