older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
the other day; lately; recently
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
social progress; getting ahead in society; moving up in the world
increase in the average age of marriage
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
three women make a market; many women many words; (lit.) three women gathering creates a racket
speaking fondly about one's sweetheart (spouse, girlfriend, etc.); going on about one's love affairs
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
race (of people); type of person
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
stop talking nonsense; don't be ridiculous; give me a break
jockey's racing uniform; one's best clothes (esp. for women), normally put aside for important meetings, dates, etc.
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
formal marriage interview
"lucky" underwear (esp. panties), set aside for special dates
don't talk nonsense; (lit.) sleep talk after you go to sleep
eating between meals; snacking
government office; agency; board
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure