splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
unmarried; not yet married
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
reduced drawing; miniature copy; microcosm; microcosmos
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
probe each other; sound each other out
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
free (of charge); gratuitous
sense of values; values; value system
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
process document; procedure manual
eccentric; crank; oddball
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
superiority; predominance
gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to grant someone's request
(giving) instruction; initiation
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
carrying voice; well-projected voice
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified