merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
to put on (clothing); (lit.) to put (one's arms) through the sleeves
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
clothes; clothing; garments
accessory (fashion); jewelry; accessory (audio, car, camera, etc.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
the world in general; society; convention
hair color; hair colour; fur color; disposition; type; kind
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
gown; elegant dress; dressing gown; bathrobe
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
stairs; stairway; staircase
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
to shake one's head (in denial)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
preparation; arrangements
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still