place where one works; construction site; working area
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to reply; to respond; to answer; to talk back; to retort
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
how long; how far; how much
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
to connect; to correlate; to associate; to relate; to link
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
in the morning; during the morning
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
one-by-one; separately; in detail
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma