approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to make tea (matcha); to perform the tea ceremony
ban-sugoroku (trad. Japanese board game played with dice)
kai-awase; Heian period shell-matching game; kai-awase; Heian period shell comparison game; tribadism; tribbing
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
had better ...; had better not ...
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to call each other; to call out to one another
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
tea and cakes; refreshments
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
wherein; therein; thereinto
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
decision; determination; resolution
cold reception; inhospitality
body; physique; build; stature
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel