interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to raise one's voice; to shout
interest (in something); enthusiasm
main cause; primary factor
inheritance from a parent
behind with everything; too late; reactive
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
bad taste (e.g. in clothes); poor taste
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
sleepover; overnight stay
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
to encamp; to take up positions
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
astonished beyond words; speechless out of shock
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side