to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to degenerate; to lapse into
appearance (in the eyes of society); decency
common people; ordinary people; masses
to view the past with nostalgia
dense; dim; dull-witted; unsympathetic; slow to understand; slow on the uptake
one parent; single parent
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
(your) daughter; young woman
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
all is well that ends well; it will all come good in the end; All's Well That Ends Well (play by Shakespeare)
down to earth; reasonable
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
petty underling; small fry
privately; with outsiders barred; en famille
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
particulars; details; specified items
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
support; backup; prop; backstay; underpinning
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
Mongolian gerbil (Meriones unguiculatus); Mongolian jird
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
relish; gusto; appreciation
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
discipline; training; teaching manners
to choke; to be choked (by); to sob convulsively
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
to put on airs; to assume importance