charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
children's story; fairy tale
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
pure literature; belles-lettres
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
charming; fascinating; attractive
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
reincarnation; rebirth; transmigration; metempsychosis
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
to be profitable; to yield a profit
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
antiquity; the previous era