open-hearted; free and easy; frank; not being bothered by unimportant things
being good at conversation; good talker; conversationalist
large quantity; large amount
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
whispering into someone's ear; snide remark; sly dig; insinuation
good impression; favorable impression
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
behaviour; behavior; conduct
famous garden; fine garden
taste; elegance; scenic beauty
Emperor Meiji (1852-1912, reigned 1867-1912); Emperor Mutsuhito
Shoukenkoutaigou (1849.5.9-1914.4.11) (empress dowager)
Western wine and spirits; Western liquor
abundant; plentiful; rich; ample
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
passing (an examination); making the grade
virtue; charm; merit; good point
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated
reserve; modesty; hesitation; abhorrence; repugnance; loathing
sophisticated; refined; witty; urbane; unconstrained
half- (sibling by a different mother); paternal
legitimate son (esp. eldest son); heir
on bad terms; at loggerheads
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
likely to do; liable to do; (quite) capable of doing; may (well) do; might do; could do
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
manners; courtesy; etiquette
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
to scatter; to disperse; to spend on; to squander (e.g. one's fortune); to chase away (e.g. one's worries); to kill (pain)