subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)
to give an impression; to make an impression
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
fold; crease; pleat; manners; courtesy; responsible behavior (behaviour)
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
good family; respectable family; decent family
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
in that way; like that; that way
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
ugly man; (arch.) strong, brawny man
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
still; even now; to this day
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
(pressing) hard; badgeringly; pesteringly; repeatedly; urgingly
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
to govern; to manage; to subdue
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
near oneself; close to one; familiar
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world