formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
array; muster; line-up; full force
to entertain; to make welcome
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
while looking on in blank amazement; before one's very eyes; before one knew what was happening
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
door; gate; opening; title page
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
to go ahead; to pull ahead
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
clapping and cheering; applause
woman; lady; adult female
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to write (a person) up (in a positive or negative light); to write something up so that it stands out; to write up in an exaggerated fashion; to detail; to list
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
giving a cold look; icy stare; taking a cold-hearted attitude
sour look; surly face; pout
wedding reception banquet
full dress; formal dress; uniform
sister-in-law (spouse's older sister or older brother's wife); older stepsister; older adopted sister; non-blood-related older sister
admiration; being impressed (by)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to take to; to let one's heart go out to
aloneness; loneliness; solitude