receiving; acceptance; reception
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
house in which a mistress is kept
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
set an example worth following; take the initiative in doing something thereby setting an example for others to follow
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
to be curious; to wonder; to marvel
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
carpet; rug; mat, mattress, quilt etc. spread out on the floor (or ground) and used to sit or sleep on; spread; (cloth) cover
bento; Japanese box lunch
to meet face-to-face; to discuss unreservedly
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
looks; personal appearance; features
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
until now; so far; up to the present
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
any more; any further; any better; any longer
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to strengthen; to beef up; to put on a firm basis; to ensure; to secure
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
reward; honorarium; remuneration
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
suppressed laugh; smile; giggle; chuckle
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
both; both sides; both parties
very great; enormous; serious
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
pus; corruption; rot; evils
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
not permitting; not authorizing