elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity
difference; disparity; gap
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate
neglect of one's health; unhealthy living; intemperance
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
inheritance; something given or received
neighbourhood; neighborhood
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
suddenly; all of a sudden
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
thoughtless; inconsiderate; tasteless; cruel
to comfort; to console; to amuse
not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
workshop; studio; atelier
to be born; to come into the world
script; libretto; scenario