lady attendant; lady's maid; waiting maid
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to pick up; to find; to gather
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
name; given name; first name
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to let down one's hair; to undo hair
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still