distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
to give something weight; to give something dignity
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
(social) class; rank; grade
to become blue; to turn green; to turn pale; to blanch (with fear)
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
to stop walking; to pause
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
control; management (e.g. of a business)
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
bunch of flowers; bouquet
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
as a child; when one was a child; childhood