cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
graduate of the same school; fellow alumnus; (former) schoolmate
close; intimate; on good terms
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
correspondence; exchange of letters
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
five-toed (socks); top 5 (counting with fingers)
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
commissioned officer; military officer
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable