good family; respectable family; decent family
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to press against each other; to huddle together
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
one's share; one's portion
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
spool (of thread); reel; bobbin; tuning peg
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
antipathy; reluctance; resistance
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
good-quality; superior in quality
to go with the flow; to go with the times
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to