figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
maid; helper; help; assistance
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
rather; better; instead; if anything
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
neat and clean; tidy; trim
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
father; dad; husband; you; he
besides; in addition; also; moreover
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to have a smattering knowledge of
to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip
how; in what way; how about
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to rock; to shake; to swing
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
at that time; in those days
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to make an appeal; to urge
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...