social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
together with; same; both; all; including ...
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
invitation; introduction; temptation
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to cease; to stop; to be over
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
thinking the sun shines out of someone's eyes; being the apple of one's eye; loving someone dearly
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to drive (e.g. horse, carriage); to control; to manage
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
hot topic; talk of the town
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique