ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
participation; joining; entry; adherence
formal marriage interview
important; having a high status; having standing; exalted; of high station
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
voluminous; massive; bulky
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
gloomy; melancholy; pessimistic
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
(I) won't say anything no matter what; to be unwilling to tell even under threat
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
without; but if; otherwise; or else
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
100,000,000; one hundred million
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
pressure; oppression; suppression
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost