to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to be kind to; to treat kindly
mistress; kept woman; concubine
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel
to fight against; to oppose; to face
inheritance; something given or received
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
because of; owing to; due to
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
happy tears; tears of joy
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
simply; merely; only; solely
mean; malicious; scheming; wicked; black-hearted
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
how long; how far; how much
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
konnyaku cut into fine threads; konjac noodles