speaking voice; talking voice
standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
kimono fabrics shop; draper
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
ancestor; forefather; foremother
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
major dealer; wealthy merchant
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
head of a school (of music, dance); head family of a school
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
head of family; originator
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
traditional Japanese dance
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
secrecy; highly classified information
function; facility; faculty; feature
fashion designer; couturier
to pave the way; to put in motion; to put on the road (to)
embezzlement; fraudulent use; plagiarism; appropriation
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)