elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
brawny; muscular; impressive; gigantic
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
companion; company; tritagonist; second supporting character
Japanization; Japanisation; Japanification
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
traditional Japanese women's hairstyle
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
(home) tutor; private tutor; private teacher
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red
sweet voice; seductive voice
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
primly; with one's nose in the air; smugly
maiko; apprentice geisha (in Kyoto)
an assortment; combination
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryō system)
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
how much; how many; to what extent
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
special sale; bargain sale
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival