introduction; presentation; referral; listing
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
woman; lady; adult female
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
(taking a) bath; hot spring cure
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
neat and clean; tidy; trim
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
to be reflected in a mirror
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
history; pedigree; lineage
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
full dress; formal dress; uniform
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly