easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
regret; repentance; remorse
visitor (esp. at a hospital)
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
inner palace (reserved for women); harem; seraglio; consort of the emperor
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
the heavens; the skies; heaven; deva realm; ascending to heaven; death
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
sympathy; compassion; pity
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to keep (a person) waiting
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to say; to be called; to do
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
(another's) daughter; young lady
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
old age; ageing; aging; old person; the elderly; the aged
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic