fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
how kind of you; that's very nice of you; kindly
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
right in the midst of; right at the height of
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
enumeration; citation; listing
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
the lower classes; the common people
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
retreating figure; appearance from behind
to toady; to be obsequious
to make one's way in the world; to earn one's living; to live
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
uncommonly; extraordinary
fruit wine (e.g. cider, wine, plum liquor); fruit liqueur
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
bodily build; degree of fleshiness
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
the masses; the lower classes; the common people
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to fall into another's hands
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion