to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
walking briskly; determinedly
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
even though; despite; when
geisha house; establishment with geisha on its books for whom it acts as an agency
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
speech and conduct; words and deeds
to watch over; to watch attentively
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
youthful; young; young-looking
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
living thing; living creature; animal; life
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
to illuminate; to shine a light on; to light up
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs
to become brilliant; to become cheerful
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
when it comes to; concerning
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to insert; to put in; to plant (a cutting); to strike; to arrange (flowers); to wear (a sword) in one's belt
remembrance; recollection; recognition
flowers; beautiful; spectacular
wherein; therein; thereinto
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
womanly; ladylike; feminine