busybody; meddler; nosey parker
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
handsome young man; Adonis
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
(set of) facial features; looks
to make a lasting impression
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
being average (capacity, looks) (as good as anyone); mediocrity
charming; fascinating; attractive
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
consequence; outcome; result; blame
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
butterfly (swimming stroke); G-string; gee-string
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
youthful indiscretion; youthful enthusiasm; youthful excess
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile