(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
with a friendly grin; smilingly
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
cheerful; merry; sunny; bright (sky, day, etc.); fine; clear
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
half- (sibling by a different mother); paternal
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
older sister; elder sister
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
both (people); the two of them
since; henceforth; ever since
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
preface; introduction; preamble
when it comes to ...; as for ...
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
the front; honest; upright; decent
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
existence; possession; having; limited company
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to stay long; to hang around; to hang out; to be immersed (in water) for a long time; to soak
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch