service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
head house (family); birthplace; originator
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
promotion; advancement; rising in rank
family; relatives; dependents; household
most successful (of one's relatives, classmates, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
cultivation; refinement; culture; education
manners; behavior; behaviour
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to wed; to be married; to shift blame to someone else
divorce; dissolution of adoption
complete change; about-face
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
Chinese peony (Paeonia lactiflora)
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
counter for rules; rule; regulation
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
qin (7-stringed Chinese zither); guqin
Japanese and Chinese poetry; poetry; poems
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)