brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
leaving everything up to someone else
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
one's daughter and heiress
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
higher rank; better position
revival; restoration; resuscitation
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
form; shape; figure; visage
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
complicated and mysterious
(not) even when using ...; (not) even with the help of ...; (not) even by ...
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
any more; any further; any better; any longer
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done